Summerville, South Carolina is a small town just outside of Charleston that has a population of about 42,000 people. It is known for its charming old-town feel and vibrant community. Politics in Summerville are typically quite conservative with the majority of local political candidates representing Republican ideals. Many state issues are debated hotly by the residents who have a vested interest in ensuring their hometown remains safe and prosperous. Local town meetings allow citizens to voice their opinions on important matters such as school funding, taxes, infrastructure upgrades, and police presence in the area. In addition to discussing local issues, Summerville's citizens also weigh in on national politics such as healthcare policy and immigration reform. Allowing citizens to make their voices heard has helped shape Summerville into a thriving city with strong representation from both sides of the aisle.
The political climate in Summerville, SC is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summerville, SC is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Summerville, 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 Summerville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,956 contributions totaling $152,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,442 contributions totaling $384,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)