Gaston, SC is a small town located in the Midlands region of South Carolina. The town is governed by a mayor and five town council members. Political issues that are important to the citizens of Gaston include ensuring access to quality education, increasing economic development, and protecting the local environment. The mayor and council members work closely with local organizations, businesses, residents, and other elected officials to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Local candidates running for office this year are focused on finding solutions to those issues facing Gaston and its citizens. They have expressed interest in reducing poverty levels, creating more job opportunities for young adults, improving infrastructure, and providing programs and services that promote health and wellness. All of these initiatives aim to create a better future for Gaston's residents.
The political climate in Gaston, SC is moderately 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
Gaston, SC is moderately 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.
Gaston, 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 Gaston, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $3,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $35,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)