Abbeville, South Carolina is a small city located in the upstate of South Carolina. The city has a rich history and vibrant culture that continue to shape the political landscape of Abbeville today. Local politics are largely dominated by the Abbeville City Council, which consists of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. In addition to the City Council, there are several local committees and organizations that play an important role in deciding local policy initiatives. These include the Abbeville Public Service Commission, Community Development Association, Chamber of Commerce, and Historic Preservation Commission. Local political candidates running for office in Abbeville can be found through researching various online databases, as well as inquiries with their respective campaigns or party officials. Voting is an essential part of engaging in local politics and is highly encouraged for all citizens of Abbeville.
The political climate in Abbeville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Abbeville County, SC is very conservative. In Abbeville County, SC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Abbeville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 33.0%.
Abbeville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abbeville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Abbeville County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Abbeville, 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 Abbeville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $6,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $11,199 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)