Heath Springs, SC is a small town located in Lancaster County. The town has had a strong and vibrant political presence over the years, particularly on the local level. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve on the Town Council and Mayor. The Council members are responsible for making important decisions that affect the Heath Springs community such as approving budgets, creating ordinances, setting policies, and addressing other local issues. Candidates running for these positions are generally committed to making sure their constituents have access to quality services while also preserving the unique character of Heath Springs. In recent years, citizens have been passionate about ensuring that their voices are heard during these elections by engaging in voter education and participation initiatives throughout the community.
The political climate in Heath Springs, SC is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, SC is moderately conservative. In Lancaster County, SC 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.0%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heath Springs, SC is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Heath Springs, 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 Heath Springs, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)