Pelzer, South Carolina, located in the heart of the Upstate region in Anderson County, is a small community of just over 1,500 residents. Although it is a small town, there are many important political issues that affect the citizens of Pelzer. In recent years, there have been several local initiatives on environmental protection, economic development, and affordable housing that have been brought forward by representatives from the area. Representing Pelzer at the state level is State Representative Anne Thayer who has worked hard to ensure that legislation passed in Columbia benefits her district. The Anderson County Council also plays a role in helping shape local policy decisions. Its members include Robert Aull and Cindy Wilson who both use their experience in business and government to help make the best decisions for Pelzer's citizens.
The political climate in Zip 29669 (Pelzer, SC) is very conservative.
Anderson County, SC is very conservative. In Anderson County, SC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29669 (Pelzer, SC) is very conservative.
Pelzer, South Carolina is very conservative.
Anderson County, South Carolina is very conservative.
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.
Pelzer, 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 zip 29669 (Pelzer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $8,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)