Simpsonville, SC is a vibrant city located in Upstate South Carolina, and the local politics are reflective of its diverse population. From the mayor to city council members, Simpsonville has an array of elected officials who work together to ensure the best for their constituents. Community engagement is encouraged through town hall meetings, special events, volunteering opportunities and more. Residents participate in town and county elections to choose candidates they believe are most qualified for the job. Those elected make decisions that shape the future of Simpsonville and its citizens. Additionally, Simpsonville has civic organizations like the Chamber of Commerce and local business groups that actively support initiatives to benefit the community. Together these stakeholders create an environment that makes politics an important part of everyday life in Simpsonville.
The political climate in Simpsonville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Simpsonville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Simpsonville, 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 Simpsonville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,250 contributions totaling $91,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,110 contributions totaling $413,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)