Belvedere, SC is a vibrant and diverse city with plenty of political activity. The city council is made up of a Mayor and six City Council members who are all elected by the people of Belvedere. They work together to make sure that the citizens have adequate services and that their needs are being met. The mayor often works in conjunction with local state representatives and senators to ensure that Belvedere has access to the resources they need to continue to thrive. Residents can attend the monthly city council meetings or contact their representatives directly if they want to get involved in local politics or have something to say about an issue. In addition, there are several local organizations dedicated to political activism and education, which offer residents a chance to learn more about how their government works and get involved in making a difference in their community.
The political climate in Belvedere, SC is somewhat conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belvedere, SC is somewhat conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County 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.
Belvedere, 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 Belvedere, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 707 contributions totaling $23,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $79,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)