Lake View, SC is a small town located in northern South Carolina. It is predominantly rural, with a population of just over 5,000. Despite its size, Lake View has an active political atmosphere. The town is served by two representatives in the South Carolina General Assembly, both of whom are members of the Republican party. The local residents often get involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings and participating in opinion surveys conducted by their representatives. In addition to this grassroots involvement, Lake View also hosts campaigns for important state positions such as Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Local candidates run in these races and regularly meet with constituents to hear their concerns and gain support for their platforms. With its small-town charm and dedication to public service, it's no surprise that politics plays an important role in life here in Lake View, SC.
The political climate in Lake View, SC is leaning conservative.
Dillon County, SC is leaning conservative. In Dillon County, SC 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dillon county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 49.1%.
Dillon county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake View, SC is leaning conservative.
Dillon County, South Carolina is leaning 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.
Lake View, South Carolina: D d D D d 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 Lake View, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)