Pamplico leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Pamplico typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pamplico, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pamplico compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pamplico leans more Republican than 28 of 40 neighbors.
Pamplico runs about 10 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pamplico. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+68), a spread of about 103 points.
Why Pamplico 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 Pamplico, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Pamplico hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pamplico, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pamplico looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pamplico is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Pamplico rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Pamplico report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Johnsonville, SC R+30
- Kingsburg, SC R+28
- Centenary, SC D+17
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- Bedford, KY R+57
- Naples, UT R+76
- Rock Island, TN R+69
- Standish, MI R+38
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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.