The small town of Norris, SC is located in the Upstate region of South Carolina. It has a population of about 3,500 residents and is known for its small-town charm and friendly community. Politically, Norris leans conservative and most local citizens are registered Republicans. While the town doesn't have any large political parties or groups, voting in local elections is important to Norris residents. Every fall, residents come out to vote for their preferred candidates for mayor and other city government positions. Local elections are often hotly contested as candidates vie for the best interests of the residents. Norris prides itself on being an engaged and informed community when it comes to politics, so everyone should be sure to get out and vote during election season.
The political climate in Norris, SC is strongly conservative.
Pickens County, SC is very conservative. In Pickens County, SC 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.7%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norris, SC is strongly conservative.
Pickens County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenville-Anderson 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.
Norris, 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 Norris, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 613 contributions totaling $16,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $24,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)