Cottageville, SC is a small town located in the southeastern United States. The town has a population of around 5,000 people and is known for its beautiful scenery, historic buildings, and friendly atmosphere. The city is divided into three wards that are represented by elected officials on the city council. These officials represent the interests of their constituents by making laws and regulations for the city. They also work to oversee the budget and ensure that public services are adequately provided. The mayor acts as the chief executive of Cottageville, responsible for executing policies set forth by the city council. In addition to governing services like public safety, infrastructure development, and education initiatives, local politicians also provide leadership in areas such as economic development and environmental protection. With an engaged group of citizens who regularly participate in local elections, Cottageville’s political landscape is vibrant and growing.
The political climate in Cottageville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Colleton County, SC 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colleton county remained moderately Republican, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Colleton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottageville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Cottageville, South Carolina: r r d d 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 Cottageville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)