West Columbia, SC is located in the Midlands of South Carolina and is a small city with a lot of political activity. The politics in West Columbia are diverse, with both Republicans and Democrats working together to represent their constituents. The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to discuss the issues that directly affect the residents of West Columbia. People in West Columbia take an active part in local government, attending meetings and voicing their opinions when it comes to important decisions. Additionally, local political candidates often campaign heavily for votes within the city by attending events and speaking directly to citizens at their doorsteps. As a result, it is important that residents stay informed on current political events so they can make informed decisions when casting their ballot come election time.
The political climate in West Columbia, SC is somewhat 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
West Columbia, SC is somewhat 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.
West Columbia, 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 West Columbia, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 688 contributions totaling $68,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 685 contributions totaling $149,029 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)