Clarendon County, SC Voting


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Clarendon County, South Carolina is a thriving county with a rich history of politics. Located in the south-central part of the state, Clarendon County has been known for its vibrant and passionate local politics. The county has seen many notable political figures pass through its doors, such as Strom Thurmond and Joseph Rainey. The politics in Clarendon County are focused on issues such as economic development, education, public safety and healthcare. Local politicians work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to quality services and resources. They also strive to create an atmosphere of harmony between all residents regardless of race or creed. All local political candidates must be willing to represent the unique interests of their constituents while also preserving the traditional values held by the community.

The political climate in Clarendon County, SC is leaning conservative.

In Clarendon County, SC 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Clarendon county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 49.3%.
Clarendon county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.


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Clarendon County, SC is leaning conservative.


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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.

Clarendon, South Carolina: d d D D d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Clarendon County, SC

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,329 contributions totaling $54,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $21,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

Clarendon County, South Carolina Politics Voting
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