Mount Pleasant, SC is a vibrant and diverse community located in the greater Charleston area. It is an active political hub, where local candidates are campaigning hard to win the support of residents. This includes running for positions such as Mayor, Town Council members, and other local positions. Mount Pleasant citizens have many opportunities to get involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings, participating in candidate forums and debates, and casting their votes on Election Day. Residents of Mount Pleasant take a vested interest in their local politics, as it shapes their day-to-day lives. They are passionate about making sure that the best candidates are elected to serve them and to make sure that their voices are heard. With the upcoming election season upon us, Mount Pleasant residents will be out in full force ensuring that their voices are heard and represented by whoever takes office next.
The political climate in Mount Pleasant, 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
Mount Pleasant, 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.
Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,080 contributions totaling $1,163,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,423 contributions totaling $724,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)