The town of Furman, SC is a small community located in the southeastern United States. With a population just over 4,000 people, Furman is home to many families and businesses that make up the vibrant community. While there may not be high profile political candidates running for office in the town of Furman, local elections still play an important role in determining who will represent the people of Furman. Local residents are encouraged to stay informed about upcoming elections and to participate in their Democracy by voting for candidates that best reflect their values and beliefs. Elections are held bi-annually for positions such as Mayor and City Council members, providing an opportunity for citizens to have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Furman, SC is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Hampton County, SC 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 42.0%.
Hampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Furman, SC is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Furman, 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 Furman, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $20,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,043 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)