Winnsboro, SC, is an idyllic small town located in the eastern part of South Carolina. The town is steeped in history and culture that dates back to its founding in 1777. Despite its small size, Winnsboro has a vibrant political presence in the area. Most local decisions are made on a municipal level by members of city council who are elected by residents every two years. The council is responsible for making sure that all local laws and policies are observed and enforced. Additionally, there are several state representatives from the area who work hard to ensure that Winnsboro and its citizens have their voices heard on the state level as well. With many different types of political backgrounds represented, Winnsboro is an ideal place to engage in thoughtful discourse around important issues facing the town and state at large.
The political climate in Winnsboro, SC is moderately liberal.
Fairfield County, SC is moderately liberal. In Fairfield County, SC 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 38.1%.
Fairfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winnsboro, SC is moderately liberal.
Fairfield County, South Carolina is moderately liberal.
Columbia 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.
Winnsboro, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 Winnsboro, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $27,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $79,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)