The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metro Area is an area of South Carolina located in the upstate, near the North Carolina border. This area is known for its vibrant culture and local politics. There are several elected officials representing the three cities in this region such as members of state and federal legislative bodies, county government, and mayors from the three cities. All these officials work together to ensure that this part of South Carolina gets the resources it needs while also making sure that local issues are addressed properly. The metro area has become a popular destination for people from all over due to its rich history and unique attractions. With its diverse population and thriving economy, residents of Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin can be proud of their hometown’s political representation and involvement in local governance.
The political climate in Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Greenville-Anderson Metro Area 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.7%.
The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenville-Anderson 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.
Greenville-Anderson, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Greenville-Anderson Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,671 contributions totaling $1,404,254 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,341 contributions totaling $3,820,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)