Sycamore leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Sycamore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sycamore, ~30% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sycamore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sycamore leans more Republican than 25 of 46 neighbors.
Politically, Sycamore sits close to the rest of South Carolina.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sycamore. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+54) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 85 points.
Why Sycamore 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 Sycamore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Sycamore drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sycamore, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sycamore looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sycamore is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 11 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ulmer, SC R+33
- Allendale, SC D+54
- Fairfax, SC D+38
- Seigling, SC D+20
- Jennys, SC R+32
- Crocketville, SC R+24
- Schofield, SC R+24
- Brunson, SC R+23
- Kline, SC D+2
- Olar, SC R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bicknell, UT R+59
- Taloga, OK R+81
- Plato, IN R+65
- Lincoln, VT D+25
- Parkman, WY R+62
- Tea, MO R+63
- Lismore, MN R+70
- East Athens, PA R+57
- Davenport, NE R+68
- Westbury, MN R+41
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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.