Landrum, SC is a small town in upstate South Carolina with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is considered a rural area and has been home to many generations of families. The politics of Landrum reflect the strong conservative values of its citizens. Local elected officials in Landrum are mainly Republicans who represent the views of their constituents on major issues such as taxes, education, and social programs. In recent elections, most local candidates have campaigned on platforms that emphasize fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement. Although there is some local disagreement at times among candidates and voters on certain topics, overall the political environment of Landrum remains unified in its commitment to traditional values and beliefs.
The political climate in Landrum, SC is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, SC is strongly conservative. In Spartanburg County, SC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spartanburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.6%.
Spartanburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Landrum, SC is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg 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.
Landrum, 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 Landrum, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $27,255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 487 contributions totaling $85,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)