Paint Hill, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Paint Hill

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

Paint Hill leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Paint Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paint Hill, ~28% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Paint Hill compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Paint Hill leans more Republican than 30 of 42 neighbors.

Paint Hill runs about 12 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Paint Hill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 21 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Paint Hill drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Never-married share and voter turnout

Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Paint Hill, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Paint Hill looks the way it does

Turnout in Paint Hill 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.

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.