Lexington, SC is a charming community located in the Midlands region of South Carolina. The town has a strong sense of civic pride and participation when it comes to local politics. Lexington residents are deeply involved in the decision-making process and ensure their voices are heard on important issues that affect the town. Local elections often draw wide participation from citizens who take the time to research candidates and learn more about important topics that will shape their future. Community forums, debates, and other forms of engagement provide an opportunity for residents to interact with candidates before making their decisions at the ballot box. In addition, there are several opportunities for civic involvement such as volunteering on boards or committees or attending Town Hall meetings. Lexington’s commitment to engaging citizens in local politics ensures that its people have a say in how their community is led for years to come.
The political climate in Lexington, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative. In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Columbia 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.
Lexington, 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 Lexington, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,866 contributions totaling $314,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,948 contributions totaling $503,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)