Mayo, SC is a small town located in Colleton County with a population of about 2,000 people. The town's government is managed by a Mayor and six Town Council members. They are responsible for promoting economic development, maintaining public infrastructure, providing community services, and ensuring public safety. Local elections take place every two years and residents have the opportunity to choose candidates for the mayor and council positions. Issues discussed in local politics include economic development, quality of life issues such as infrastructure and safety concerns, as well as civic engagement initiatives such as volunteering opportunities in the community. All of these objectives ensure that Mayo remains a great place to work, live, and play for its residents.
The political climate in Mayo, SC is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, SC is strongly conservative. In Spartanburg County, SC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spartanburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.6%.
Spartanburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mayo, SC is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg 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.
Mayo, 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 Mayo, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $6,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $12,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)