Belton, SC is a small city located in the Upstate region of South Carolina. It has a long and proud history as part of the state and takes an active role in local politics. The City Council is composed of Mayor Richard Burroughs, who was elected in 2019 and four council members. They are committed to representing the interests of Belton’s citizens in local issues. The Belton City Council works on initiatives that benefit the community such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements and public services. Local residents are encouraged to get involved in their community by attending meetings and encouraging their representatives to make decisions that benefit all Belton citizens.
The political climate in Belton, SC is moderately conservative.
Anderson County, SC is very conservative. In Anderson County, SC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belton, SC is moderately conservative.
Anderson 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.
Belton, 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 Belton, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $13,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $24,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)