Nichols, SC is a small town in South Carolina. It is located in Marion County and has a population of around 800 people. The local politics in Nichols are closely intertwined with the community's core values of family, faith, and hard work. The mayor works with the city council to ensure that all major decisions are made with the overall best interests of the citizens in mind. Local political candidates often come from within the community, and typically have a strong connection to its residents. They usually focus on issues such as infrastructure improvements, education, public safety, and economic growth. As a small town with an engaged population, Nichols is well-positioned to make positive changes that will benefit its citizens for years to come.
The political climate in Nichols, SC is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, SC is moderately liberal. In Marion County, SC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 38.8%.
Marion county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nichols, SC is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Nichols, South Carolina: D D 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 Nichols, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $9,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)