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

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

Smallwood leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Smallwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smallwood, ~33% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Smallwood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Smallwood leans more Democratic than 28 of 51 neighbors.

Smallwood runs about 24 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Smallwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smallwood. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 18 points.

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

Smallwood votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Smallwood runs about 24 points more Democratic.

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 Smallwood, SC does.

Why turnout in Smallwood looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Smallwood is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 57% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Smallwood have completed high school, below 79% 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.