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

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

Pocataligo leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Pocataligo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pocataligo, ~38% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pocataligo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pocataligo leans more Democratic than 32 of 50 neighbors.

Pocataligo runs about 32 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Pocataligo is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pocataligo. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 64 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 32% of adults in Pocataligo hold a bachelor's degree, above 77% of cities. Pocataligo runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion and voter turnout

Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pocataligo, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Pocataligo looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pocataligo 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 59%, below 60% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pocataligo have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.