Easley, SC is a small city located in the northwest corner of South Carolina. Despite its size, Easley is home to a vibrant political scene that regularly holds local and state elections. Elected officials represent the citizens of Easley in the South Carolina House of Representatives, Senate, and various county offices. Voters in the area have an opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates from both major political parties when voting for their elected officials. Additionally, citizens are invited to participate in a number of primary and special elections throughout the year. The City Council meets regularly to discuss agendas that affect local residents, such as infrastructure projects or economic development initiatives. All residents are encouraged to attend these meetings and speak up about any issues or concerns they may have with decisions being made by local government officials.
The political climate in Easley, SC is moderately conservative.
Pickens County, SC is very conservative. In Pickens County, SC 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.7%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Easley, SC is moderately conservative.
Pickens County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Easley, 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 Easley, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,142 contributions totaling $57,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 852 contributions totaling $153,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)