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

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

Rains leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Rains typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rains, ~36% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rains compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rains leans more Democratic than 37 of 40 neighbors.

Rains runs about 38 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Rains is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rains. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 39 points.

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

Rains votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Rains runs about 38 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Rains have never been married, above 92% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rains, SC sits in the top quarter 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 Rains looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rains is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Rains rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Rains report food insecurity, above 98% 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.