The town of Pawleys Island, SC is a small and quaint community located along the Atlantic coast. Although its population is relatively small with fewer than 1,500 residents, it is full of history and remains an important coastal community. The local government plays an active role in the city’s success and growth. The elected officials strive to implement policies that benefit the town's citizens and promote economic development. As one might expect from such a small place, there are few political candidates running for office in Pawleys Island. However, those who do run for office focus on serving their constituents through transparency and accessibility. By working together with local businesses and organizations, they aim to ensure that all residents have access to necessary services such as education, healthcare, and public safety.
The political climate in Pawleys Island, SC is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Georgetown County, SC 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Georgetown county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.1%.
Georgetown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pawleys Island, SC is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pawleys Island, 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 Pawleys Island, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,583 contributions totaling $150,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 556 contributions totaling $194,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)