Pine Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Pine Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Ridge, ~23% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Ridge leans more Republican than 36 of 55 neighbors.
Pine Ridge runs about 16 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Ridge. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Pine Ridge 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 Pine Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pine Ridge votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, well above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Ridge, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pine Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pine Ridge 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.
Nearby Cities
- South Congaree, SC R+36
- Cayce, SC R+6
- Springdale, SC R+30
- West Columbia, SC R+13
- Gaston, SC R+33
- Red Bank, SC R+43
- Independents, SC R+18
- Lexington, SC R+36
- St. Andrews, SC D+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Naalehu, HI D+10
- Seabrook Island, SC R+8
- Cairo Bend, TN R+43
- North Oxford, MA R+12
- Mineola, IA R+37
- Union Grove, NC R+66
- Whitelaw, WI R+45
- Wathena, KS R+60
- Lobelville, TN R+73
- Letha, ID R+69
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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.