McClellanville, SC is a small town located in Charleston County with a population of about 500 people. It has a rich history and the local government is committed to preserving its unique culture. The city council consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. They focus on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all residents through initiatives that support infrastructure, education, and economic development. Each election season, candidates from both major political parties vie for the spots on the council. These candidates represent the diverse interests of the community and provide a balanced perspective when making decisions that affect everyone in McClellanville. The local electorate takes their civic duty seriously, as they understand how important it is to have representatives who will look out for their best interests.
The political climate in McClellanville, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Charleston County, SC 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charleston county remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.6%.
Charleston county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McClellanville, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
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.
McClellanville, South Carolina: r r d d d D
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 McClellanville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $4,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $8,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)