Newberry, South Carolina is a small town in the upstate area of the state. It has a strong sense of community and the people are actively involved in their local politics. The town has an elected mayor and council that works with the mayor to govern the city. Every four years, Newberry holds elections for mayor, council members, and other officials that serve on various boards and committees. Local residents have the opportunity to get involved with campaigns for these positions or voice their opinions about them during town hall meetings or by attending events sponsored by political organizations. People can also access information about local candidates for office on websites such as Vote411.org. Newberry is proud of its ability to maintain a caring environment for its citizens while advocating for their best interests in government decisions.
The political climate in Newberry, SC is leaning conservative.
Newberry County, SC is moderately conservative. In Newberry County, SC 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newberry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.3%.
Newberry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newberry, SC is leaning conservative.
Newberry County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Newberry Metro Area is moderately conservative.
South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Newberry, South Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Newberry, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $41,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $17,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)