Plum Branch, SC is a small town located in rural South Carolina. It is an active community with many different political views among its residents. The political atmosphere of the town is generally quite conservative, and there are a wide range of opinions on the local and state topics that are discussed in the community. There is no single political candidate dominating the area, but the residents of Plum Branch actively participate in local elections to make their voices heard. Local candidates typically focus on issues such as job growth, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and environmental protection. Residents eagerly await election day to cast their votes for the candidates they feel best represent their interests. Plum Branch's citizens are dedicated to ensuring that their voices are heard whenever possible.
The political climate in Plum Branch, SC is leaning conservative.
McCormick County, SC is leaning conservative. In McCormick County, SC 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCormick county remained Republican, 51.9% to 47.2%.
McCormick county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plum Branch, SC is leaning conservative.
McCormick County, South Carolina 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.
Plum Branch, South Carolina: d d d d 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 Plum Branch, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)