The city of Golden Grove, SC has a long history of local politics that is still relevant today. The city boasts a rich cultural heritage and a vibrant political landscape with many elected officials and candidates vying for office. Local political issues are often placed at the forefront in Golden Grove, with citizens engaging in debates and public discourse regarding important matters such as education, infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. Residents of the town are passionate about ensuring their community remains safe and prosperous while also maintaining their unique identity. Political candidates offer different perspectives on how to achieve these goals, making the process of voting an important part of civic engagement in Golden Grove.
The political climate in Golden Grove, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Golden Grove, SC is somewhat conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Golden Grove, 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 Golden Grove, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $29,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $80,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)