Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_21 (democratic_votes VARCHAR, other_votes VARCHAR, _percentage_of_r_votes VARCHAR)
Question: Name the total number of democratic votes when the other votes are less than  18 and the percentage of R votes are 52.63% and votes since 1856 less than 38
Answer: SELECT COUNT(democratic_votes) FROM table_name_21 WHERE other_votes < 18 AND _percentage_of_r_votes = "52.63% ANd_votes_since_1856 < 38"