Riverview, SC is a small town located in the southeastern United States. It is known for its charming main street with quaint shops and restaurants, as well as its close-knit community. Politically, Riverview is an independent city, meaning it does not fall under the jurisdiction of any county or state government. The city has its own mayor and four-member city council that oversees matters such as local taxation and budgeting. Citizens have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending public meetings, joining political discussion groups or even running for office. Elections are held every two years with all elected officials serving four-year terms. While local candidates do not always come from within Riverview itself, many of them are supported by members of the community who want to see their town succeed.
The political climate in Riverview, SC is somewhat conservative.
York County, SC is moderately conservative. In York County, SC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 41.0%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverview, SC is somewhat conservative.
York County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Riverview, 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 Riverview, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,351 contributions totaling $91,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $161,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)