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

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

Scotia leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Scotia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scotia, ~57% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Scotia compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Scotia leans more Democratic than 41 of 44 neighbors.

Scotia runs about 66 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Scotia is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scotia. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Scotia 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 Scotia, 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 77% of residents in Scotia are Black or African American, about 47 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Scotia have never been married, above 96% of cities. Scotia runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Scotia, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Scotia looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scotia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. 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.