Sellers leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Sellers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sellers, ~34% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sellers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sellers leans more Republican than 20 of 45 neighbors.
Sellers runs about 11 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sellers. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 75 points.
Why Sellers 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 Sellers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Sellers drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sellers, 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 Sellers looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sellers is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Latta, SC R+11
- Zion, SC D+13
- Blue Brick, SC D+6
- Marion, SC D+26
- Pee Dee, SC R+14
- Riverdale, SC Even
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Fork, SC R+50
- Selma, SC D+10
- Bristow, SC R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alcolu, SC R+10
- Jefferson, AR R+64
- Bloomville, OH R+56
- Falkner, MS R+65
- Miller, SD R+58
- Elephant Butte, NM R+42
- Roland, IA R+17
- Pondville, AL R+34
- Warm Springs, GA R+34
- Roseburg, MI R+54
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.