Arcadia Lakes, SC is a small town located in the state of South Carolina. While it may be small, it still has a vibrant political landscape. The city is served by two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans. Arcadia Lakes also host several local political candidates who are vying for positions like city council members, mayor, and other elected positions within the local government. These candidates run on platforms that support issues important to the local community like economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. They also actively engage with local residents by attending events such as town hall meetings and debates in order to better understand their needs and how they can best serve the community when elected into office. As Arcadia Lakes continues to grow and develop, its citizens will look towards these political leaders for guidance on how to make their city a better place to live.
The political climate in Arcadia Lakes, SC is moderately liberal.
Richland County, SC is very liberal. In Richland County, SC 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 30.1%.
Richland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcadia Lakes, SC is moderately liberal.
Richland County, South Carolina is very liberal.
Columbia 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.
Arcadia Lakes, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 Arcadia Lakes, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,388 contributions totaling $278,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,026 contributions totaling $409,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $399 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)