Chester, SC County is a great place to live, work and play. The county has a strong sense of community and is governed by local politicians who are dedicated to making the lives of residents better. Each year, citizens have the chance to vote for candidates who they believe will best represent their interests in the county government. Candidates typically include both incumbents and challengers, with each vying to make changes that will benefit the people of Chester. Local leaders focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. They also strive to promote business growth in the area while preserving its natural beauty and resources for future generations. Overall, Chester County politics are lively and passionate as politicians from all sides come together to serve their constituents.
The political climate in Chester County, SC is somewhat conservative.
In Chester County, SC 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Chester county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chester County, SC is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Chester, South Carolina: d 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 Chester County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $19,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $21,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)