Langley, South Carolina is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. Politically, Langley is largely conservative, with Republicans dominating local elections. In recent years, however, change has come to Langley and the surrounding area as more progressive candidates have taken office. The town is now represented by a mix of Democrats and Republicans in both local and state government positions, allowing for a diversity of views to be heard on important issues. The presence of new and diverse voices at the table helps to ensure that community members' needs are addressed in decisions made at all levels of government.
The political climate in Langley, SC is somewhat 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
Langley, SC is somewhat 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.
Langley, 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 Langley, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $6,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)