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

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

Schofield leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Schofield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schofield, ~23% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Schofield compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Schofield leans more Republican than 28 of 41 neighbors.

Schofield runs about 7 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schofield. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 57 points.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Schofield hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Schofield, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Schofield looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Schofield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Schofield report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Schofield have completed high school, below 91% 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.