Marion County, located in South Carolina, is a vibrant and diverse community. The county has many political stakeholders who are committed to representing their constituents in the best possible way. Residents of Marion County have access to a wide range of local government services, including economic development initiatives, public safety programs, and educational opportunities. Local elected officials are also involved in creating policy that affects the lives of those living within the county's boundaries. From the Board of Education to state representatives, there is an array of candidates for various offices who strive to make sure that Marion County remains a great place to live and work. As part of this effort, citizens can actively participate in the local political process by voting for their chosen candidates during elections or attending town hall meetings.
The political climate in Marion County, SC is moderately liberal.
In Marion County, SC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 38.8%.
Marion county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, SC is moderately liberal.
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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.
Marion, 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 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 Marion County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $17,663 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $11,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)