Wedgefield leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Wedgefield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wedgefield, ~31% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wedgefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wedgefield leans more Democratic than 22 of 43 neighbors.
Wedgefield runs about 32 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Wedgefield is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wedgefield. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in Wedgefield have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 27%). Wedgefield runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Wedgefield, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wedgefield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wedgefield 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 49%, about 9 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Wedgefield rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Wedgefield report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sumter, SC D+6
- Wateree, SC D+32
- Dalzell, SC D+2
- Horatio, SC D+34
- South Sumter, SC D+74
- Bon Air Terrace, SC Even
- Gaillard Crossroads, SC D+21
- Pinewood, SC R+7
- Eastover, SC D+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Branford, FL R+73
- Lone Oak, TX R+73
- Milan, NM R+12
- Yale, MI R+46
- Collinsville, TX R+66
- Winfield, PA R+42
- Granite Falls, MN R+38
- Dennis Port, MA D+17
- Willard, NC R+38
- San Andreas, CA R+26
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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.