The small town of Marion, SC is located in the northeastern corner of South Carolina and has a population of just over 4,000 people. The local political landscape is dominated by conservative values, with Republican candidates for office being the most popular choice among residents. The majority of county-level elected officials are Republicans, who have held office for many years due to their strong support from local voters. Issues such as the economy, education, and public safety are all important topics for Marion citizens when it comes to choosing who will represent them at the local level. Local politicians in Marion must work hard to ensure they remain in tune with their constituents’ needs and opinions in order to make sure they remain in power.
The political climate in Zip 29571 (Marion, SC) is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, SC is moderately liberal. In Marion County, SC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 38.8%.
Marion county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29571 (Marion, SC) is somewhat liberal.
Marion, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Marion County, South Carolina is moderately liberal.
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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.
Marion, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 zip 29571 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $11,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $6,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)