Chesterfield County, South Carolina is located in the northeast corner of the state. It is home to a number of small towns and rural communities that are known for their agricultural roots and friendly people. Politics in Chesterfield County revolve around issues that affect local citizens such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure. The county's elected officials strive to satisfy the needs of all residents through their actions and policies. Local political candidates come from backgrounds that reflect the diversity of the county's population. They strive to represent their constituents on various issues and work hard to make sure all voices are heard when it comes to making decisions for Chesterfield County.
The political climate in Chesterfield County, SC is moderately conservative.
In Chesterfield County, SC 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 39.4%.
Chesterfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chesterfield County, SC is moderately conservative.
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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.
Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $36,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $109,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)