Central Pacolet, SC is a small town with a big sense of community and civic engagement. Political candidates here are passionate about representing the people of their hometown and making sure that their voices are heard and represented in local government. Many local campaigns focus on preserving the town's unique culture, developing its economy, protecting the environment, advocating for underserved communities, and promoting public safety. Residents take pride in their hometown and are passionate about ensuring its future success by electing the right politicians to serve them in local government. Residents have access to several channels of communication where they can easily reach out to their representatives which allows for meaningful dialogue between elected officials and citizens. The politics in Central Pacolet, SC are vibrant and ever-evolving as more citizens get involved in elections each year.
The political climate in Central Pacolet, 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
Central Pacolet, 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.
Central Pacolet, 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 Central Pacolet, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)