Verdery leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Verdery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Verdery, ~27% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Verdery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Verdery leans more Republican than 10 of 42 neighbors.
Verdery runs about 7 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Verdery. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Verdery 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 Verdery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Verdery drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Verdery, SC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Verdery looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Verdery own their home, about 15 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Verdery sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradley, SC R+47
- Callison, SC R+49
- Troy, SC R+18
- Abbeville, SC R+27
- Greenwood, SC R+10
- Phoenix, SC R+63
- Hodges, SC R+39
- Mount Carmel, SC R+18
- Willington, SC D+17
- Epworth, SC R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownsburg, WV R+50
- Bragg City, MO R+70
- Guilford, IL R+29
- Loomis, NY R+15
- Lookout, WV R+60
- Crown Point Center, NY R+37
- Okreek, SD D+27
- Merwin, MO R+68
- Stockdale, OH R+63
- Poplar Branch, NC R+49
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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.