Sunset is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Sunset typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset, ~17% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunset leans more Republican than 33 of 50 neighbors.
Sunset runs about 40 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunset. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Sunset 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 Sunset, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Sunset are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sunset, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sunset looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunset 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Sunset own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Salem, SC R+48
- Rocky Bottom, SC R+61
- Tamassee, SC R+67
- Reid, NC R+35
- Norris, SC R+70
- Lakemont, SC R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Buffalo, WV R+57
- Blair, OK R+72
- Wild Peach Village, TX R+57
- Jeffersonville, NY R+9
- Towaoc, CO D+25
- Soldiers Grove, WI R+20
- Paradise, UT R+63
- Warsaw, MN R+42
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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.