Travelers Rest, SC is a city located in Greenville County with a population of approximately 4,800. It has a small-town feel with big city amenities and is known for its vibrant music scene. Politically, the city follows the same trends as the rest of South Carolina; it is a conservative area that generally votes Republican in presidential elections. There are no local political candidates currently running for office in Travelers Rest, SC, so residents must look outside the city to cast their vote in national and state elections. However, local issues such as taxes, public safety, and infrastructure are discussed at City Council meetings. Residents also come together to work on initiatives such as beautification projects or improvements to public parks. The city works hard to ensure its citizens are informed about current events and have access to resources they need to make their voices heard on both the local and national political stage.
The political climate in Travelers Rest, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Travelers Rest, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Travelers Rest, 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 Travelers Rest, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,888 contributions totaling $93,585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 663 contributions totaling $196,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)