Folly Beach is a small town in South Carolina, located just outside of Charleston. It is well known for its sunny beaches, laid-back atmosphere and vibrant nightlife. Despite its relatively small size, Folly Beach has a vibrant political climate. The town has been represented by both Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature, with the current mayor being a Democrat. Local elections are held every two years to elect members of the City Council who represent the citizens of Folly Beach in local issues such as zoning and infrastructure projects. Residents can also stay informed about the latest news and events happening in the town by tuning into Folly Radio or checking out their Facebook page. With many opportunities for civic engagement, Folly Beach offers an interesting political landscape that residents can actively participate in or simply observe from afar.
The political climate in Folly Beach, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Charleston County, SC 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charleston county remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.6%.
Charleston county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Folly Beach, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Charleston-North Charleston 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.
Folly Beach, South Carolina: r r d d d D
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 Folly Beach, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,016 contributions totaling $320,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 637 contributions totaling $181,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)