Orangeburg, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Orangeburg

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Orangeburg leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Orangeburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orangeburg, ~46% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Orangeburg compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Orangeburg leans more Democratic than 29 of 33 neighbors.

Orangeburg runs about 62 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Orangeburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orangeburg. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 77 points.

Why Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Orangeburg is about 26%, about 46 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Orangeburg have never been married, above 98% of cities. Orangeburg runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Orangeburg, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Orangeburg looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orangeburg is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.