Waterloo is a small town located in Laurens County, South Carolina. The town has a close-knit community and the local politics reflect the values of its citizens. Residents of Waterloo are committed to keeping their town safe, providing quality education for its children, and preserving its historic charm. Local candidates focus on issues such as helping businesses thrive, supporting public safety, and advocating for community needs. Every election cycle brings forth new ideas from local politicians that aim to benefit all members of the Waterloo community. Whether it's an issue related to economic growth or infrastructure development, residents can rest assured that their voices will be heard through their elected representatives.
The political climate in Waterloo, SC is moderately conservative.
Laurens County, SC is very conservative. In Laurens County, SC 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laurens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.3%.
Laurens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo, SC is moderately conservative.
Laurens County, South Carolina is very 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.
Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $7,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)