Ogden leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ogden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ogden, ~29% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ogden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ogden leans more Republican than 20 of 57 neighbors.
Ogden runs about 4 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ogden. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+56) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 111 points.
Why Ogden 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 Ogden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Ogden are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ogden, SC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ogden looks the way it does
Turnout in Ogden sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smith, SC R+13
- Rodman, SC R+38
- Lewis, SC R+21
- Rock Hill, SC Even
- McConnells, SC R+60
- Lesslie, SC R+47
- Lando, SC R+38
- Edgemoor, SC R+53
- Catawba, SC R+50
- Lowrys, SC R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plummers Mill, KY R+66
- Hillrose, CO R+64
- Locust, TX R+62
- Gloucester, NC R+49
- Vera, VA R+48
- Beatty, NV R+42
- Pine Crest, CO R+23
- Spring Grove, MI R+20
- Stuckey, SC D+35
- Indian Valley, VA R+59
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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.