Red Bank, SC is a small town located in the southeastern part of the United States. This community has been recognized for its strong values and rich history. Though Red Bank is not particularly large, it still has an active political scene with many different candidates vying for office each year. The current mayor of Red Bank is Patrick McLaughlin Jr., who was elected in 2019 and reelected in 2020. The town council consists of seven members, all from different districts across the city. Each year, a number of local residents put their names forward to run for office, and they provide an invaluable service to the community by making sure there are a variety of perspectives represented in the decision-making process. Red Bank's politics have long been focused on improving the quality of life for residents while also maintaining fiscal responsibility and reducing taxes whenever possible. In recent years, initiatives such as urban redevelopment projects have aimed to make Red Bank an even more attractive place to live and visit.
The political climate in Red Bank, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative. In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Bank, SC is moderately conservative.
Lexington County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Columbia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Red Bank, 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 Red Bank, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $10,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $32,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)