Socastee leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Socastee typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Socastee, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Socastee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Socastee leans more Republican than 17 of 34 neighbors.
Socastee runs about 13 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Socastee. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Socastee 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 Socastee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Socastee votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 73%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Socastee, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Socastee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Socastee 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
- Surfside Beach, SC R+29
- Myrtle Beach, SC R+24
- Garden City, SC R+30
- Red Hill, SC R+19
- Murrells Inlet, SC R+37
- Ocean Forest, SC R+46
- Bucksville, SC R+57
- Conway, SC R+31
- Homewood, SC R+47
- Nixonville, SC R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grayslake, IL D+21
- River Falls, WI R+4
- Middletown, PA R+10
- Nogales, AZ D+29
- Whitehall, OH D+35
- Salem, OH R+39
- New Hope, MN D+36
- East Ridge, TN R+18
- West Puente Valley, CA D+30
- West Carson, CA D+25
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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.