North Myrtle Beach, SC, is a city located in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. It is a major tourist destination due to its miles of coastline, beach towns, and many attractions. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council who are responsible for making decisions about important issues facing the community such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development projects. Local civic organizations such as the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce are also actively involved in the political process to ensure that the needs of citizens are met. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates or voting on ballot measures. Furthermore, North Myrtle Beach hosts a number of political events throughout the year which feature prominent guest speakers from all levels of government discussing current topics and trends. Through these events, citizens can gain insight into current political issues and form educated opinions when it comes time to cast their ballots at election time.
The political climate in North Myrtle Beach, SC is moderately conservative.
Horry County, SC is very conservative. In Horry County, SC 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Horry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.9%.
Horry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Myrtle Beach, SC is moderately conservative.
Horry County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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.
North Myrtle Beach, 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 North Myrtle Beach, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,225 contributions totaling $193,207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,659 contributions totaling $840,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)