Greenwood, SC is a small city in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Although Greenwood has a small population, it is home to a vibrant and active political community. The city is represented in the House of Representatives by Jeff Duncan and the Senate by Lindsey Graham, both Republican members. Local elections are held for Mayor, four City Council Members, and various other positions. Residents take part in local advocacy efforts on issues like economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and more. There are also many volunteer opportunities available to those who wish to participate in civic engagement activities such as organizing canvassing teams or registering voters. Politically speaking, Greenwood is an interesting place with many engaged citizens ready to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Greenwood, SC is leaning conservative.
Greenwood County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenwood County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.9%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, SC is leaning conservative.
Greenwood County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 396 contributions totaling $38,458 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 633 contributions totaling $67,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)