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

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

Silver leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Silver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver, ~40% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Silver leans more Democratic than 33 of 40 neighbors.

Silver runs about 49 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Silver is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 38 points.

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

Silver votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Silver runs about 49 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Silver have never been married, above 96% of cities.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Silver, SC does.

Why turnout in Silver looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Silver 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 33% of adults in Silver report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Silver 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.