Ladson, SC is a small town located just outside of Charleston. It is a community with a diverse population and is known for its friendly neighborhoods and small-town feel. In terms of politics, the town elects members to the local government who are responsible for creating policies in areas such as education, public safety, infrastructure, development, and more. Recently, Ladson has elected two candidates—Eddie Davis and Cynthia Nimmons—to serve on the City Council. Both have extensive experience in local politics and have demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents. They have worked together to create ordinances that tackle pressing issues such as affordable housing and economic growth. Additionally, they are committed to ensuring that everyone in Ladson has access to basic services like recreational facilities, healthcare providers, grocery stores, and quality schools.
The political climate in Ladson, 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
Ladson, 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.
Ladson, 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 Ladson, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,088 contributions totaling $42,722 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 795 contributions totaling $116,981 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)