Pickens, SC is a small town located in the state of South Carolina. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that is committed to its political future. The town elects representatives to serve on the Pickens County Council, which serves as the local governing body. Every two years, residents come out to vote for the candidates who will represent their interests at the county level. In addition, local elections also take place every four years for Mayor and City Council members, as well as other important positions like Town Clerk and Treasurer. Each year, Pickens holds various events and activities related to politics such as debates and public forums where citizens can learn more about the issues facing their community and voice their opinions. Residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and that they have a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 29671 (Pickens, SC) is very conservative.
Pickens County, SC is very conservative. In Pickens County, SC 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.7%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29671 (Pickens, SC) is very conservative.
Pickens, South Carolina is very conservative.
Pickens 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.
Pickens, 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 29671 (Pickens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $9,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $32,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)