St. George, SC is a small town located in Dorchester County. It is governed by a mayor and six-member council who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the municipality. The Mayor and Council hold public meetings on the second Tuesday of every month to discuss local laws, ordinances, and budgeting decisions. Recent debates include discussions on quality of life issues such as zoning regulations, historic preservation, and economic development. Local residents have expressed satisfaction with the leadership in St. George, often citing their responsiveness to citizen concerns and their commitment to innovative solutions for the community's growth and prosperity. While there are rarely national or state political candidates running for office in St. George, citizens here remain vocal about their opinions on important political decisions occurring outside the city limits that can influence day-to-day life within it.
The political climate in St. George, SC is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. George, SC is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
St. George, 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 St. George, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $10,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)