Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, Parker, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, ~29% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District leans more Democratic than 3 of 4 neighbors.

Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District runs about 54 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 41 points.

Why Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District 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 Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District runs about 54 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, Parker, SC sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District 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 10 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District rent, compared to around 48% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.