Saluda, SC County is a great place to live and work. It is home to many different businesses, parks, schools and other amenities. Despite its small size, the county has an active political presence. Each year local races are held for offices like Mayor, County Council, Sheriff and School Board. Each of these offices have an impact on the quality of life in Saluda County. Candidates for these offices come from all backgrounds and represent the diverse interests of the community. During election season, citizens are encouraged to get involved by attending forums and debates hosted by the various candidates seeking office. Through this process citizens can make sure that their voice is heard in local politics and help ensure that their elected officials have their best interests at heart.
The political climate in Saluda County, SC is very conservative.
In Saluda County, SC 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saluda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.9%.
Saluda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saluda County, SC is very 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.
Saluda, 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 Saluda County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $154,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,012 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)