Osborn leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Osborn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osborn, ~48% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osborn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osborn leans more Democratic than 34 of 39 neighbors.
Osborn runs about 39 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Osborn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Osborn. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+52) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Osborn 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 Osborn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 64% of residents in Osborn are Black or African American, about 34 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. Osborn runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Osborn, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Osborn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Osborn 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 53%, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Adams Run, SC D+17
- Parkers Ferry, SC D+21
- Rantowles, SC D+7
- Meggett, SC D+2
- Hollywood, SC Even
- Jacksonboro, SC D+22
- Ravenel, SC Even
- Yonges Island, SC D+6
- Wadmalaw Island, SC D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillville, TN R+44
- Kilmanagh, MI R+53
- Kent, MN R+48
- Oakridge, MN R+36
- Raeville, NE R+71
- Prosper, MI R+62
- Bosstown, WI R+27
- Limestone, MI R+26
- Quaker, WV R+67
- Boncarbo, CO R+27
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.