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

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

Seigling leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Seigling typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seigling, ~34% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Seigling compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Seigling leans more Democratic than 30 of 39 neighbors.

Seigling runs about 38 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Seigling is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seigling. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 67 points.

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

Seigling votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Seigling runs about 38 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Seigling have never been married, above 91% of cities.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seigling, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Seigling looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seigling 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 50%, about 9 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Seigling report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Seigling have completed high school, below 94% 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.