Mauldin, SC is a small city located in the state of South Carolina. It has a population of around 23,000 people and is known for its rich history and vibrant culture. Politically, the city is known to be a conservative stronghold with most of its residents voting Republican in local elections. The city is also home to several local political candidates who are running on platforms that prioritize fiscal responsibility, fiscal conservatism and protection of taxpayers’ money. These candidates are usually supported by the local business community which values their commitment to keeping taxes low and ensuring businesses can operate without being weighed down by excessive regulations. The candidates also advocate for investments in infrastructure that would improve quality of life for all citizens within the city limits. All in all, Mauldin's politics are centered around protecting people's wallets and promoting business growth while still providing essential services to residents.
The political climate in Mauldin, SC is somewhat conservative.
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
Mauldin, SC is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mauldin, 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 Mauldin, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,678 contributions totaling $281,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,862 contributions totaling $1,146,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)