Georgetown, South Carolina is a small town located in the Lowcountry region of the state. It is known for its historical significance and attractive waterfront views. The politics in Georgetown are largely dominated by the Democratic party, who hold most of the local offices as well as representation in the county and state levels. Local issues include education funding, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and crime prevention. While elected officials may have different opinions on these matters, they all strive to promote the prosperity of Georgetown and its citizens.
The political climate in Georgetown, SC is leaning conservative.
Georgetown County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Georgetown County, SC 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Georgetown county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.1%.
Georgetown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown, SC is leaning conservative.
Georgetown County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown Metro Area 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.
Georgetown, 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 Georgetown, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $28,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $102,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)