Murrells Inlet, South Carolina is a small town located on the coast of the state. It is a popular tourist destination known for its diverse restaurants and entertainment options. Politically, Murrells Inlet is in Horry County and is represented by the county government. The current County Council members are Johnny Gardner, Cameron Reiman, Harold Worley, Bob Grabowski, Paul Prince, and Jimmy Washington. The county government works to ensure that the citizens of Murrells Inlet have access to services such as infrastructure improvements, public safety and education resources. Additionally, Murrells Inlet residents have access to state and federal elected officials who work to create policies that benefit their constituents. These officials include U.S Congressmen Tom Rice and Joe Cunningham as well as State Representatives Russell Fry and Lee Hewitt. The citizens of Murrells Inlet have an important role in ensuring that their voices are heard by participating in local elections as well as contacting their representatives when they need assistance or support with an issue.
The political climate in Murrells Inlet, SC is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Georgetown County, SC 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Georgetown county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.1%.
Georgetown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murrells Inlet, SC is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Murrells Inlet, 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 Murrells Inlet, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,013 contributions totaling $47,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 543 contributions totaling $149,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)