Cayce, SC is a small city located in Lexington County in the state of South Carolina. It has had a long and rich political history, with many notable figures having been elected to office in the city over the years. Much of Cayce's politics revolves around its strong commitment to maintaining a balanced budget, investing in infrastructure and providing quality services to its residents. Cayce also seeks to preserve its historic roots and culture by supporting efforts for preservation of historical sites throughout the city. The mayor of Cayce is currently Elise Partin, who was elected in 2018 and has since worked hard to make sure that all citizens are provided with equal access to services and resources. Local political candidates focus on making sure that there are job opportunities available for citizens, promoting economic development within the area, and ensuring public safety through crime prevention initiatives.
The political climate in Cayce, SC is somewhat 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
Cayce, SC is somewhat 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.
Cayce, 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 Cayce, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,550 contributions totaling $471,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,353 contributions totaling $465,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)