Greer, SC is a thriving city in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Located in Greenville County, Greer is home to a vibrant and diverse community. The city is actively involved in local politics and encourages citizens to get involved. The City Council of Greer consists of six members who are elected by the residents for four-year terms. The mayor of Greer is selected from the councilmembers’ ranks at the first meeting of each year. City Council works with citizens, businesses and other organizations to improve life in Greer and ensure its continued growth for years to come. Additionally, there are many organizations and nonprofits operating in Greer that advocate for positive change on local issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, social services and more. Local political candidates continually work hard to make sure that their voices are heard by the voting public. By getting involved in local politics through civic engagement activities or simply going out to vote on election day, citizens can make a difference in their community and shape the future of Greer for generations ahead.
The political climate in Greer, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greer, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Greer, 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 Greer, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,686 contributions totaling $707,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,624 contributions totaling $2,535,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)