Williamston, SC is a small town located in South Carolina. It has a population of approximately 4,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. Politically, Williamston is a strongly red area with most voters voting Republican in local elections. The town has been represented by Republicans both in the state legislature and in Congress since the late 1990s. Local public officials are very active in their communities, working to ensure that residents have access to services such as education, healthcare, public safety, transportation infrastructure, and economic development initiatives. They strive to keep taxes low while also providing quality services to their constituents. In recent years there has been an increase in civic engagement among local citizens as more individuals become involved with their elected officials and stay up-to-date on political issues affecting the city. As the local government continues to respond to the needs of its citizens, it is clear that politics will continue to play an important role in shaping the future of Williamston.
The political climate in Williamston, SC is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, SC is very conservative. In Anderson County, SC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamston, SC is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenville-Anderson 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.
Williamston, 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 Williamston, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $5,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $14,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)