Wagener, SC is a small town located in Aiken County, South Carolina. While the population of the town may be modest, it has an active political scene with many local candidates vying for elected office. In recent years, several candidates have successfully been elected to serve on Wagener's City Council and other local government positions. These elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Wagener are met and that their voices are heard on issues such as budgeting and infrastructure development. In addition, these local elections provide a platform for residents to discuss important matters affecting their community. From time to time, the citizens of Wagener come together to form various committees or vote on proposed legislation that can help make their town an even better place in which to live and work.
The political climate in Wagener, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wagener, SC is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Wagener, 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 Wagener, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $10,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)