Olar leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Olar typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olar, ~18% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olar leans more Republican than 38 of 42 neighbors.
Olar runs about 27 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olar. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Olar 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 Olar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Olar drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Olar sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Olar, SC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Olar looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Olar sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schofield, SC R+24
- Ulmer, SC R+33
- Sato, SC D+48
- Denmark, SC D+52
- Yenome, SC R+29
- Barnwell, SC R+19
- Hilda, SC R+60
- Kline, SC D+2
- Bamberg, SC D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dorothy, NJ R+34
- Falcon, NC R+44
- Chelan Falls, WA R+21
- Scobey, MT R+64
- Lyndora, PA R+21
- Plainfield, GA R+55
- Bellwood, TN R+61
- Enola, AR R+74
- Hampshire, TN R+65
- Kandiyohi, MN R+46
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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.