The small town of Perry, SC is nestled between the rivers of Congaree and the Saluda. It is a tight knit community with diverse culture, languages and backgrounds. Politically, the people of Perry, SC are very involved in their local government. There are many resident-led initiatives that focus on improving the quality of life for all members of the community. From organizing clean-up projects to increasing access to public transportation, Perry residents are actively working towards a better future for their town. Local elections are highly contested as citizens take pride in making sure their voices are heard by their representatives. Local candidates strive to represent the needs and interests of the people they serve. All in all, politics in Perry, SC is an important part of its culture and identity as a small town community striving for growth and progress.
The political climate in Perry, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Perry, 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 Perry, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $10,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)