Camden, SC is a small town located in South Carolina's Kershaw County. It is known for its historic buildings, charming atmosphere, and friendly people. Despite its size, Camden is an active and involved community when it comes to politics. The town has a history of electing local political candidates who prioritize the needs of their constituents. These elected representatives often emphasize public safety, education, and quality of life issues in their campaigns. Furthermore, Camden's citizens are encouraged to get involved with the local political process through voting initiatives and other activities that help define their community. In this way, Camden remains an engaged and active community when it comes to matters of politics and civic engagement.
The political climate in Camden, SC is somewhat conservative.
Kershaw County, SC is moderately conservative. In Kershaw County, SC 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kershaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Kershaw county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camden, SC is somewhat conservative.
Kershaw County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
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.
Camden, 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 Camden, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 266 contributions totaling $24,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $76,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)