Judson, SC is an unincorporated community located in Spartanburg County. Although it is not an incorporated town, it has a long history of politics and activism. The people of Judson have always been engaged in local government and advocate for their rights as citizens. Local political parties are represented on the county level, and many of the residents are active members of these groups. Issues that affect the community such as education, healthcare, water quality and access to services have been discussed at length over the years. Additionally, efforts have been made to increase voter registration among the youth. These efforts have yielded positive results as more young people become involved in politics and local governance. Overall, Judson remains a politically engaged community where citizens actively participate in dialogues about important issues facing them.
The political climate in Judson, SC is leaning liberal.
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
Judson, SC is leaning liberal.
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.
Judson, 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 Judson, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,254 contributions totaling $222,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $362,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $910 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)