Mullins, SC is a small town located in Marion County. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at-large and the council members representing each of the six wards of the town. Elections are held every two years to fill both mayoral and council positions. The current mayor is Harry Gates, who was elected in 2018 and previously served as a member of Mullins City Council for twelve years. He is dedicated to providing good governance and working to improve the quality of life for residents of Mullins. The Mayor and City Council strive to create a safe, secure environment for all citizens by advocating for public safety initiatives, maintaining infrastructure, advocating for community development projects, and encouraging economic growth. They also work with state representatives to ensure that the voices of their constituents are heard on issues that affect them most directly.
The political climate in Mullins, SC is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, SC is moderately liberal. In Marion County, SC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 38.8%.
Marion county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mullins, SC is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Mullins, South Carolina: D D 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 Mullins, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $4,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)