Gadsden, SC is a small town located in South Carolina. It is known for its agricultural industry and vibrant local culture. While there are no official local political candidates, the community is actively engaged in politics at the state and national level. Gadsden citizens are deeply passionate about issues such as education, healthcare, economic development, and environmental protection. The town council meets regularly to discuss current events and how they may impact Gadsden residents. Residents also come together on election days to cast their ballots for candidates they believe will best represent their interests at all levels of government. Through active participation in civic engagement initiatives and thoughtful support of political candidates, Gadsden residents ensure that their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Gadsden, 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
Gadsden, 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.
Gadsden, 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 Gadsden, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 616 contributions totaling $12,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $10,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)