Cherokee, SC County is a vibrant and diverse community with an engaged political presence. The county has a variety of local officials, including state representatives, senators, and city council members. These elected officials all work together to ensure that the interests of Cherokee County's citizens are being represented. Residents of the county have the opportunity to get involved in the political process by attending meetings, participating in elections, and voicing their opinions on various issues. In addition, they can join local grassroots organizations and help shape policy at the county level. By engaging in these activities, residents can take part in shaping the direction of their community and making it a better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Cherokee County, SC is very conservative.
In Cherokee County, SC 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.6%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cherokee County, SC is very conservative.
Gaffney Metro Area is very 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.
Cherokee, 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 Cherokee County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 412 contributions totaling $18,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $72,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)