The politics in Goose Creek, South Carolina are centered around the city council. The elected body is composed of seven members who serve four-year terms and are elected at large by the citizens. The mayor is also elected every four years to lead the city council. The council sets policy for the community and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of local government, including budgeting, land use, zoning, public safety and infrastructure. They strive to make decisions that will benefit the community while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Through their oversight, they ensure that taxpayer money is spent in an effective manner and that services offered are efficient and appropriate. They also work closely with state officials to ensure local laws reflect state regulations. As a result of their leadership, Goose Creek provides a safe, family-friendly environment for its citizens which has attracted many businesses over the years.
The political climate in Goose Creek, SC is leaning conservative.
Berkeley County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Berkeley County, SC 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkeley county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Berkeley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goose Creek, SC is leaning conservative.
Berkeley County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston 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.
Goose Creek, 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 Goose Creek, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,113 contributions totaling $119,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,397 contributions totaling $229,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)