Sharon, SC is a small town located in South Carolina. It does not have its own local political candidates, as it is too small to provide such opportunities. Despite this, the people of Sharon are still very involved in politics at the state and national level. They take an active interest in political debates and follow current affairs closely. The population of Sharon is relatively small but the residents are engaged and involved citizens who take part in voting and other civic activities. They play an important role in shaping the policies of their state and country by taking part in elections, voicing their opinions on issues that matter to them, and engaging with their elected representatives on important issues.
The political climate in Sharon, SC is moderately 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
Sharon, SC is moderately 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.
Sharon, 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 Sharon, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $83,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $478 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $201,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $920 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)