White Gables leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 77% of adults in White Gables typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Gables, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Gables compares
White Gables runs about 9 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within White Gables. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 13 points.
Why White Gables 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 White Gables, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in White Gables are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; White Gables, Summerville, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in White Gables looks the way it does
Turnout in White Gables sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- College Park, Ladson, SC R+5
- Boltons Landing, Charleston, SC D+7
- Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, SC D+74
- Daniel Island, Charleston, SC R+21
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
- Downtown Columbia, Columbia, SC D+33
- Midtown Savannah, Savannah, GA D+71
- The Congaree Vista, Columbia, SC D+34
- Ardmore-Gould Estates-Olin Heights, Savannah, GA D+36
- Three Points, Columbia, SC D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- El Gheko, Tucson, AZ D+29
- Talus, Issaquah, WA D+54
- Chene, Detroit, MI D+23
- Norton Commons, Prospect, KY R+4
- Highland Farms-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Raintree, Kissimmee, FL R+5
- Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX D+44
- Idylwood, Redmond, WA D+51
- Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, NC R+59
- West Atherton, Atherton, CA D+43
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.