Lee County, SC is a vibrant and diverse community located in the Palmetto State. Politically, the county is represented by several local politicians who strive to serve their constituents with care and respect. The county is currently represented at the state level by Senator Shane R. Martin and Representative Joe Daning, both of whom have served in their capacities for many years. At a local level, Lee County is led by Council Chairman Michael D. Reed and Vice Chair Guillermo Lopez-Vera, who work to ensure that all citizens are provided with access to vital resources and services. In addition, there are numerous other local officials that work diligently to meet the needs of Lee County residents on a daily basis. It's clear that politics in Lee County are alive and well with strong leaders committed to providing quality services for all its citizens.
The political climate in Lee County, SC is strongly liberal.
In Lee County, SC 63.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.2% to 35.7%.
Lee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee County, SC is strongly 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.
Lee, 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 Lee County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $7,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)