Spartanburg, SC (zip 29303) is located in the Upstate region of South Carolina and is an important political hub for the state. It is home to a thriving legislative delegation that works to ensure the local community has access to resources they need. The county’s congressional district includes a variety of representatives from both parties, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. William Timmons. These legislators are committed to ensuring that Spartanburg’s citizens have their voices heard at all levels of government. They have worked hard to create jobs in the area, secure more funding for education, and promote economic development initiatives across Spartanburg County. Additionally, the South Carolina Republican Party holds its state convention in Spartanburg every four years and has a long history of success in local elections throughout the years.
The political climate in Zip 29303 (Spartanburg, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg County, SC is strongly conservative. In Spartanburg County, SC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spartanburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.6%.
Spartanburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29303 (Spartanburg, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg 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.
Spartanburg, 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 29303 (Spartanburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $10,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $15,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)