Laurens, SC is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history of political involvement, with many local campaigns and elections taking place over the years. Some of the most heated debates have been around issues such as infrastructure development, public education, and economic development. Recently, some candidates from Laurens have run for state-level positions and made their views known on these issues. The citizens of Laurens have shown their support by coming out to vote in large numbers during all kinds of local elections from county commissioner races to municipal bond measures. They take pride in their active participation in local politics and are sure to voice their opinions when it comes to deciding who should represent them at higher levels of government.
The political climate in Laurens, SC is somewhat conservative.
Laurens County, SC is very conservative. In Laurens County, SC 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laurens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.3%.
Laurens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laurens, SC is somewhat conservative.
Laurens County, South Carolina is very 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.
Laurens, 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 Laurens, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $10,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 237 contributions totaling $43,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)