The politics in Lockhart, SC are largely determined by local elections. Every four years, residents of the town cast their ballots to choose who will represent them on the city council. Those elected to the council have the power to make decisions that shape the future of Lockhart for many years to come. There are usually several candidates vying for each seat on the council and it is up to voters to decide who best represents their interests and values. Campaigning in Lockhart is a highly contested affair with candidates working hard to sway opinion and win over voters. In addition to city council elections, Lockhart also has two representatives in the state legislature who work with other legislators from across South Carolina on issues of importance to all citizens.
The political climate in Lockhart, SC is moderately conservative.
Union County, SC is strongly conservative. In Union County, SC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 37.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lockhart, SC is moderately conservative.
Union County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg 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.
Lockhart, 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 Lockhart, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $3,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $15,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)