Dorchester County, South Carolina is a vibrant community that is actively engaged in local politics. The county has a strong sense of civic engagement and its residents are passionate about the issues that affect their lives and their communities. Local elections are held regularly to choose representatives who will serve on the County Council and represent the interests of their constituents. Dorchester County also has a number of state level officials who work to ensure that laws and regulations are properly enforced within the county. These elected officials represent the citizens of Dorchester County at large, helping to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to matters such as taxation, education, public safety and economic development. By taking part in local politics, Dorchester County residents can help shape the future of their community and make sure that their voices are heard in government decision making processes.
The political climate in Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative.
In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston 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.
Dorchester, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Dorchester County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,500 contributions totaling $86,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,488 contributions totaling $235,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)