The Congaree Vista leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 38% of adults in The Congaree Vista typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Congaree Vista, ~26% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Congaree Vista compares
The Congaree Vista sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
The Congaree Vista runs about 52 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while The Congaree Vista is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within The Congaree Vista. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+53) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 58 points.
Why The Congaree Vista leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for The Congaree Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in The Congaree Vista hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 83% of adults in The Congaree Vista have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. The Congaree Vista runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; The Congaree Vista, Columbia, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in The Congaree Vista looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 80% of households in The Congaree Vista rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and The Congaree Vista sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Columbia, Columbia, SC D+33
- Three Points, Columbia, SC D+59
- East Augusta, Augusta, GA D+80
- National Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
- West Side, Augusta, GA D+23
- Summerville, Augusta, GA D+14
- White Grove, Fort Mill, SC R+20
- West Augusta, Augusta, GA D+6
- Highland Park, Augusta, GA D+47
- Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- San Isidro, Laredo, TX R+9
- NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- West Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA D+61
- Glenview, Oakland, CA D+79
- Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield, R+35
- Sardis Woods, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Old Naples, Naples, FL R+14
- Riverside, Spokane, WA D+33
- Steep Brook, Fall River, MA Even
- Frontenac, Aurora, IL D+26
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.