The town of Ninety Six, SC is a small community in Greenwood County that has its own local government. It is governed by a mayor and a five-member city council. The mayor and city council are elected by the people of Ninety Six to serve four-year terms. This form of government ensures that citizens have the right to choose their representatives and it allows for open communication between residents and their elected officials. As with other towns, Ninety Six has its own unique political issues that require the attention of its citizens. In recent years, there have been discussions about expanding the town’s infrastructure, creating more jobs, and improving public safety. Residents often come together at town hall meetings to share their thoughts on these topics and voice their opinions on policies put forth by local politicians. They also work together with business leaders and community organizations to ensure that Ninety Six continues to be a thriving place for all citizens to live.
The political climate in Ninety Six, SC is moderately conservative.
Greenwood County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenwood County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.9%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ninety Six, SC is moderately conservative.
Greenwood County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Ninety Six, 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 Ninety Six, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $6,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)