Red Bank leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Red Bank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Bank, ~19% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Bank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Bank leans more Republican than 40 of 57 neighbors.
Red Bank runs about 25 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Red Bank 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 Red Bank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Red Bank votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Red Bank, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Bank looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Red Bank 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
- Lexington, SC R+36
- South Congaree, SC R+36
- West Columbia, SC R+13
- Springdale, SC R+30
- Pine Ridge, SC R+34
- Cayce, SC R+6
- Gilbert, SC R+61
- Seven Oaks, SC D+12
- Gaston, SC R+33
- Pelion, SC R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walkertown, NC R+24
- Kempner, TX R+52
- South Haven, MI Even
- Kenai, AK R+28
- Pocahontas, AR R+59
- Chillicothe, MO R+46
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
- Parsons, KS R+25
- Triangle, VA D+43
- Harrisburg, IL R+44
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.