Oak Grove, SC is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of South Carolina. The town is home to a variety of businesses, restaurants, and recreational activities that give residents plenty of opportunities for entertainment and leisure. Additionally, Oak Grove has a strong political presence in the area as well, with several local politicians representing the town's interests at a state and federal level. From the mayor to state representatives, these officials work hard to ensure that the people of Oak Grove have their voices heard by advancing laws and policies that protect and improve the quality of life for all residents. They also strive to provide services such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, crime prevention programs, public safety initiatives, and more. With their commitment to serve Oak Grove's citizens, local political candidates are always welcomed during election cycles.
The political climate in Oak Grove, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative. In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, South Carolina is strongly 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.
Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,253 contributions totaling $88,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,063 contributions totaling $197,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)