Woodruff, SC is a small town located in the Upstate of South Carolina. It has a strong sense of community with an array of businesses and services that make it a pleasant place to live. Despite its small size, Woodruff is home to many political issues that are discussed and debated by its citizens. Local elections are held to choose representatives who will represent the community on issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other important decisions related to the town. The local candidates for election bring different perspectives and backgrounds to their campaigns and provide important information on their views towards the above mentioned topics. Residents come out in droves to support their preferred candidate in order to ensure their voice is heard in the upcoming election. With such an engaged electorate, local politics remain an integral part of life in Woodruff, SC.
The political climate in Woodruff, 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
Woodruff, 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.
Woodruff, 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 Woodruff, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $2,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $22,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)