Sans Souci, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sans Souci

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

Sans Souci is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Sans Souci typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sans Souci, ~30% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sans Souci compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sans Souci sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 6 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 50 leaning the other way.

Sans Souci runs about 18 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sans Souci. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 42 points.

Why Sans Souci leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sans Souci. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Sans Souci, SC does.

Why turnout in Sans Souci looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sans Souci is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Sans Souci rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Sans Souci report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.