Pickens, South Carolina is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is known for its rural charm and picturesque views of rolling hills and lush forests. Despite its rural nature, Pickens has a vibrant political culture that plays an important role in the town’s social fabric. Political discussions are common at local events and meetings, with many residents eager to learn more about important issues facing their community. Local elections draw large numbers of voters who are passionate about electing representatives that will best serve their interests. The town motto “Pickens Working Together” reflects the spirit of collaboration between citizens and politicians to make Pickens a better place to live.
The political climate in Pickens, SC is moderately 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
Pickens, SC is moderately 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.
Pickens, 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 Pickens, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $9,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $32,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)