Calhoun County, South Carolina is a rural county located in the Upstate region of the state. The county has a long and proud political history, with many powerful politicians having served in local government. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on environmental protection and economic development in the county. Local candidates have addressed issues such as infrastructure improvement, school funding, and environmental protection to improve the quality of life for all residents. There are numerous local organizations dedicated to improving the community through political action, such as the Calhoun County Democratic Party and Republican Party. Regardless of party affiliation or perspective on specific issues, all local politicians strive to make Calhoun County a better place for everyone to live and work.
The political climate in Calhoun County, SC is leaning conservative.
In Calhoun County, SC 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained Republican, 51.9% to 47.1%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun County, SC is leaning conservative.
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.
Calhoun, South Carolina: r r d d 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 Calhoun County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $21,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $628 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $38,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)