Eastover, SC has a vibrant political atmosphere that is driven by the local community. Eastover is home to many small government representatives who are responsible for addressing the concerns of their constituents. These representatives include City Council members, County Commissioners, and State Senators. Local elections are held regularly and involve citizens from all walks of life to come together and make their voices heard on important issues. Through these elections, Eastover residents have the opportunity to elect individuals that share their views on topics such as city development, public safety, education, and more. The political scene in Eastover is constantly evolving as citizens strive to make sure that their needs are met and that their voices are heard in local politics.
The political climate in Eastover, SC is moderately liberal.
Richland County, SC is very liberal. In Richland County, SC 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 30.1%.
Richland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eastover, SC is moderately liberal.
Richland County, South Carolina is very liberal.
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.
Eastover, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 Eastover, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $1,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)