Orangeburg, SC is a small city located in the north-central region of the state. It is home to a diverse population that includes both African Americans and whites. In terms of politics, Orangeburg has a long history of being an important hub for progressive activism in South Carolina. The city has been at the forefront in advocating for civil rights reform and fighting for economic justice. Many notable political figures have called Orangeburg home, from Senator John C. Calhoun to current U.S. Representative James Clyburn. Locally, Orangeburg is served by mayors and council members who are elected by its citizens every four years, as well as representatives in each district of the South Carolina House of Representatives and State Senate. A variety of policies are constantly debated and voted on in order to ensure that all citizens receive fair representation and access to quality services from their local government
The political climate in Orangeburg, SC is strongly liberal.
Orangeburg County, SC is very liberal. In Orangeburg County, SC 66.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orangeburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.2% to 33.0%.
Orangeburg county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orangeburg, SC is strongly liberal.
Orangeburg County, South Carolina is very liberal.
Orangeburg Metro Area is very 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.
Orangeburg, 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 Orangeburg, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 668 contributions totaling $45,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $131,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)