York County, SC is home to a variety of people and cultures. It has diverse political views as well, from local Republicans to Democrats. Many local politicians have worked hard to make York County the prosperous place it is today. Local representatives such as Representative Raye Felder and Senator Harvey Peeler are active in the community, sponsoring legislation that would benefit their constituents. They have both been involved in several initiatives to build more schools and create jobs within the county. In addition, there have been numerous campaigns by various candidates aiming at improving the quality of life for all citizens in York County. Whether it's increasing access to healthcare or advocating for better infrastructure, these politicians serve as a reminder that they will always strive for what's best for their constituents.
The political climate in York County, SC is moderately conservative.
In York County, SC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 41.0%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York County, SC is moderately 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.
York, 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 York County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,396 contributions totaling $500,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,641 contributions totaling $1,247,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)