West Union, SC is a small town located in the upstate region of South Carolina. The people of West Union are incredibly proud of their community, and take great pride in coming together to support the local economy and its development. In terms of politics within West Union, citizens have a lot of control over their civic affairs due to the smaller population size. The town is part of Oconee County which is predominantly Republican, and the majority of politicians elected by West Union residents reflect that party affiliation. Local political candidates often participate in forums and debates so citizens can learn more about their stances on important topics. While local politics may not be as prominent as state or national elections, they play an important role in providing residents with the necessary representation to ensure their voices are heard at all levels.
The political climate in West Union, SC is strongly conservative.
Oconee County, SC is very conservative. In Oconee County, SC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Union, SC is strongly conservative.
Oconee County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Seneca Metro Area is very 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.
West Union, 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 West Union, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $18,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)