Rhems leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Rhems typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rhems, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rhems compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rhems leans more Republican than 19 of 37 neighbors.
Rhems runs about 8 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rhems. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+60) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 102 points.
Why Rhems 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 Rhems, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Rhems drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rhems, SC sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rhems looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Rhems sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Choppee, SC R+23
- Nesmith, SC D+51
- Dunbar, SC D+32
- Warsaw, SC R+21
- Hemingway, SC Even
- Oatland, SC D+35
- Outland, SC R+34
- Bloomingvale, SC D+9
- Stuckey, SC D+35
- Andrews, SC D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Follett, TX R+84
- Wheelock, VT R+23
- Ripley, IL R+54
- Burdine, KY R+66
- Woden, IA R+50
- Oakpark, VA R+31
- Olsburg, KS R+54
- Vaughnsville, OH R+71
- Neffs, OH R+51
- Little Water, NM D+28
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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.