Gantt, SC is a small town in the United States that is home to many diverse and vibrant citizens. It is governed by an elected mayor who works with the town council to make decisions for the betterment of Gantt’s residents. The town also has several representatives in the state legislature that work with state leaders to pass laws and regulations affecting Gantt’s citizens. At the local level, there are also regular municipal elections in which candidates run for office to represent their community in local government. Candidates must work hard to earn the trust of their constituents through strong leadership, policy ideas, and a commitment to serve their community in an effective manner. As a result of these efforts, Gantt has seen its share of political successes over the years.
The political climate in Gantt, SC is leaning 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
Gantt, SC is leaning 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.
Gantt, 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 Gantt, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,178 contributions totaling $265,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,556 contributions totaling $754,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)