Ritter leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Ritter typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ritter, ~36% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ritter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ritter leans more Democratic than 39 of 46 neighbors.
Ritter runs about 39 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Ritter is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ritter. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Ritter 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 Ritter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 57% of residents in Ritter are Black or African American, about 27 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Ritter have never been married, above 92% of cities. Ritter runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ritter, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ritter looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Ritter report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Ritter have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Hall, SC D+36
- Green Pond, SC D+29
- Hendersonville, SC R+37
- Jacksonboro, SC D+22
- Walterboro, SC R+6
- Salkehatchie, SC Even
- Yemassee, SC D+33
- Round O, SC R+41
- Parkers Ferry, SC D+21
- Stokes, SC R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sadorus, IL R+34
- Sun Valley, WV R+54
- Taylorsville, IN R+53
- Oretta, LA R+89
- Liddieville, LA R+79
- Jerusalem, OH R+67
- Richland, IA R+52
- Ravenden Springs, AR R+72
- Blue Ridge Manor, KY D+12
- Chesterhill, OH R+39
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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.