Chesnee, SC is a small town located in Spartanburg County. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that is highly valued by its residents. Politically, the town largely leans towards conservative values and traditionally votes Republican in most elections. The Town Council of Chesnee is made up of five members who work together to ensure the best for the town's citizens. Local elections are held every four years for mayor and council members, and there are also state representatives from Chesnee who serve in the South Carolina State Legislature. Education is an important issue for the people of Chesnee, with several local schools providing excellent educational opportunities for all students. All government decisions are subject to approval by the Town Council, and debates among members often reflect the views of residents.
The political climate in Chesnee, 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
Chesnee, SC is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Gaffney Metro Area is very 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.
Chesnee, 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 Chesnee, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $16,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $29,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)