Swansea, SC is a small town located in Lexington County of South Carolina. Despite its size, the citizens of Swansea are passionate about local politics and take part in meaningful discourse to push for positive change. From Town Hall meetings to county-wide initiatives, Swansea residents come together to ensure their voices are heard and engaging in the political process. Local issues range from planning and zoning to infrastructure and economic development, all of which have a direct impact on the day-to-day lives of the town's citizens. In recent years, Swansea has seen significant growth due to increased access to resources, including education and healthcare, as well as community programs which provide an opportunity for young people to get involved in politics. By taking part in these conversations and initiatives, Swansea residents can ensure that their community remains a vibrant place where everyone has a voice.
The political climate in Swansea, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative. In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swansea, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Columbia 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.
Swansea, 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 Swansea, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $5,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $26,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)