St. Andrews, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in St. Andrews

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

St. Andrews is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in St. Andrews typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Andrews, ~38% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How St. Andrews compares

Among cities within 25 miles, St. Andrews leans more Democratic than 53 of 55 neighbors.

St. Andrews runs about 77 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while St. Andrews is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Andrews. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 39 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 88% of residents in St. Andrews live in densely developed areas, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in St. Andrews have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. St. Andrews runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; St. Andrews, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in St. Andrews looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. St. Andrews is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in St. Andrews rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in St. Andrews report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.