Jackson, SC is located in the Midlands region of South Carolina. The town is home to a tight-knit community, and it is well known for its commitment to local politics. Jackson has an active City Council and Mayor's Office that work together to ensure the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live. Residents take pride in their leaders, who are devoted to upholding values of integrity, transparency, and inclusion in political decisions. Additionally, Jackson has several civic organizations dedicated to improving the community through voter education initiatives and public engagement. With strong leadership and active citizens, the political atmosphere of Jackson is one of collaboration and progress.
The political climate in Jackson, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $5,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)