Greenwood County, South Carolina has a history of strong political involvement and active citizens. The local government is responsible for providing essential services such as public safety, public infrastructure and economic development. Local residents are encouraged to take part in the democratic process by attending council meetings, participating in local elections and engaging in civic discourse. Each election cycle brings with it a new set of candidates for various positions within the county's government. Residents are encouraged to research each candidate's positions on important issues to ensure that their vote will make the greatest impact in their community. Greenwood County is dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for its citizens to engage in the political process and create positive change.
The political climate in Greenwood County, SC is moderately conservative.
In Greenwood County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.9%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood County, SC is moderately conservative.
Greenwood Metro Area is strongly 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.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 548 contributions totaling $45,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 744 contributions totaling $81,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)