Ocean Forest leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Ocean Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean Forest, ~25% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocean Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocean Forest leans more Republican than 25 of 34 neighbors.
Ocean Forest runs about 29 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Ocean Forest leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ocean Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Ocean Forest drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in Ocean Forest are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ocean Forest, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ocean Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocean Forest is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Ocean Forest own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Ocean Forest have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Myrtle Beach, SC R+24
- Nixonville, SC R+48
- Briarcliffe Acres, SC R+27
- Atlantic Beach, SC R+16
- Socastee, SC R+31
- Bucksville, SC R+57
- North Myrtle Beach, SC R+30
- Red Hill, SC R+19
- Wampee, SC R+18
- Surfside Beach, SC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Pomfret, VT D+30
- Oasis, UT R+82
- Luther, IN R+66
- Shoals, WV R+54
- East Germantown, IN R+54
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
- Gardiner, WA D+25
- Stanley, OK R+71
- Taopi, MN R+42
- Frazier Crossroads, NC R+19
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from South Carolina State Election Commission, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.