Trenton, SC is a small town located in the western part of South Carolina. In terms of politics, Trenton is part of Edgefield County which is represented by Republican Bill Hixon in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Additionally, Edgefield County is also represented by Republican Shane Massey in the South Carolina Senate. The county has historically been strongly associated with the Republican Party, and this trend continues today with most local elections reflecting this allegiance. During local elections, residents can expect to see a variety of candidates running on platforms that reflect their political views, such as fiscal responsibility and limited government. It is important for all citizens to exercise their right to vote during local elections and understand the issues that are important to them.
The political climate in Trenton, SC is moderately conservative.
Edgefield County, SC is strongly conservative. In Edgefield County, SC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgefield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 37.2%.
Edgefield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton, SC is moderately conservative.
Edgefield County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $5,699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $13,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)