Great Falls, SC, located in the northern part of South Carolina, is a small town with a population of just under 2,000 people. Politically, the city is conservative and most of its citizens identify as Republicans. The town has had a long history of engaging in local politics and has elected many candidates to positions on local governing boards. Currently, there are several individuals seeking election to public offices such as mayor and city council members. These candidates include both Democrats and Republicans who are all committed to making Great Falls an even better place for residents to live. Despite their differences in political party affiliation, these candidates strive to work together for the common good of their community by focusing on issues that help to create economic growth and improve the quality of life for citizens.
The political climate in Zip 29055 (Great Falls, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Chester County, SC 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Chester county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29055 (Great Falls, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Great Falls, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Great Falls, South Carolina: d r d D 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 29055 (Great Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)