Edgefield County, South Carolina is located in the western part of the state and is home to a diverse population. The county has a rich history and culture that goes back to its founding in 1785. Although Edgefield County does not have any local political candidates, the people of Edgefield County are represented by their state representatives in Columbia. They have representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties who work to ensure that every voice in the county is heard when it comes to decisions being made at both the state and local level. Edgefield County's primary focus is on education, health care, economic development, and transportation. All these topics are addressed by their elected officials who strive to make sure that every citizen of Edgefield County receives the best possible representation in their government.
The political climate in Edgefield County, SC is strongly conservative.
In Edgefield County, SC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgefield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 37.2%.
Edgefield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edgefield County, SC is strongly conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Edgefield, 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 Edgefield County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $12,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $103,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)