Wellford, SC is a small town located in Spartanburg County. The community is known for its historic charm and close-knit atmosphere, and it plays an important role in the local political scene. Wellford residents are actively engaged in their local politics, keeping up with relevant information such as upcoming elections and important issues that need to be addressed. Wellford has several elected officials who work hard to make sure the town continues to thrive, including representatives in the state legislature and county council. During election season, many of the citizens of Wellford get involved by hosting events such as rallies or debates to help educate the public on important topics like taxes or health care. Residents also make sure their voices are heard by voting during elections and taking part in other civic activities like volunteering at local charities. Through these efforts, Wellford remains an active participant in the political process.
The political climate in Wellford, SC is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg County, SC is strongly conservative. In Spartanburg County, SC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spartanburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.6%.
Spartanburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellford, SC is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Wellford, 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 Wellford, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $67,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,744 contributions totaling $471,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)