Sumter County, South Carolina is a thriving community that is home to many unique people and places. The politics of the county are diverse and active, with many different candidates running for various positions at both the state and local level. The county's representatives strive to ensure that the citizens are well represented in their government by advocating for issues important to the community. There are also a number of organizations in Sumter County dedicated to civic engagement and encouraging local citizens to be involved in their government. These organizations work hard to make sure everyone has an opportunity to participate in the political process and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Sumter County, SC is somewhat liberal.
In Sumter County, SC 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumter County, SC is somewhat liberal.
Sumter Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sumter, South Carolina: r 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 Sumter County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,134 contributions totaling $202,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $156,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)