Lyman, SC is located in Spartanburg County and is a small town with a population of around 6,000 people. It is an area of South Carolina that has a strong sense of community and local pride. In Lyman, politics are important to the residents as they seek to shape their future through their decisions in government. The town is served by several elected officials including Mayor Dan Parkhurst along with Council Members Tommy DeWitt, Don Henshaw, Bill Smith and Bruce Tucker who work to ensure the best for their constituents. There are also various political organizations in the area such as the Lyman Republican Club, the Spartanburg County Democratic Party and other local groups who all promote different causes and ideals. Furthermore, Lyman hosts several events throughout the year which serve as platforms for individuals to voice their opinions on important issues facing the community. All in all, politics play an integral role in Lyman's culture and identity which is why it remains an important part of everyday life here.
The political climate in Lyman, 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
Lyman, 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.
Lyman, 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 Lyman, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 429 contributions totaling $29,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 518 contributions totaling $120,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)