Wallace, SC is a small town located in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Although it may be considered a “small” town, the politics of Wallace are active and important to its citizens. The town is served by various public officials in different levels of government. At the local level, the mayor is elected for a four-year term and serves as head of the town’s government. The Town Council Members also serve four- year terms and are responsible for setting policy for the municipality. The county provides health services, education programs, and public safety services to residents through Sheriff’s Deputies, Firefighters, and Emergency Medical Technicians who respond to emergencies in Wallace. Additionally, state representatives work with constituents on issues like taxes and crime prevention. In addition to these public officials, private organizations within Wallace offer leadership in areas like civil rights and youth development. With so many dedicated leaders working together for the benefit of citizens, Wallace is an inspiring example of democracy in action!
The political climate in Wallace, SC is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Marlboro County, SC 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marlboro county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Marlboro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wallace, SC is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Bennettsville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wallace, 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 Wallace, 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 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)