Lexington, SC County is an area well known for its political engagement and strong community involvement. The county has a rich history of exercising its right to vote in every election, both local and national. Residents can often be found talking about the upcoming election season, discussing the various issues at hand, and debating the merits of individual candidates. At the local level, there are a variety of political organizations dedicated to expressing their views on policy and advocating for their interests. These include organizations such as Lexington Citizens United, which focuses on local government issues, and the Lexington Republican Women's Club, which promotes conservative values. With a passionate electorate and engaged leaders in the community, Lexington is sure to remain politically active for generations to come.
The political climate in Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative.
In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington County, SC is strongly 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.
Lexington, 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 Lexington County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,837 contributions totaling $337,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,194 contributions totaling $700,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)