Monarch Mill, SC is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. It is primarily a rural community and has been known for its agricultural roots for many years. While it may seem like a small and quiet community, there is plenty of political activity happening in Monarch Mill. Local elections are held every two years to choose the mayor and other city officials that will represent the citizens of Monarch Mill in government proceedings. The current mayor of Monarch Mill is Bob Smith, who was elected in 2018 and is up for re-election this year. Other local candidates running include Linda Jones and Steven Brown who have both expressed their commitment to upholding the values and traditions that the town has long held dear. As the election approaches, residents can look forward to an exciting campaign season as all candidates strive to make their case to the public.
The political climate in Monarch Mill, SC is somewhat 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
Monarch Mill, SC is somewhat 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.
Monarch Mill, 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 Monarch Mill, 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)