The Florence, SC Metro Area has been involved in politics for many years. This area is home to state and federal representatives who are committed to upholding the rights of its citizens. The city of Florence is represented by two South Carolina representatives: David Mack III in the South Carolina House of Representatives and Greg Gregory in the South Carolina Senate. Locally, this area is governed by elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that affect the citizens of Florence. These local politicians have dedicated themselves to advocating for their constituents and providing the best services possible to their communities. With a population over 500,000 people, there are plenty of opportunities for those passionate about political engagement in this vibrant metro area.
The political climate in Florence Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Florence Metro Area 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Florence metro area remained narrowly Republican, 51.0% to 47.9%.
The Florence metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florence Metro Area is leaning 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.
Florence, South Carolina: R R r d 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Florence Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,929 contributions totaling $159,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,719 contributions totaling $671,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)