Anderson, SC is a vibrant community located in the upstate region of South Carolina. It is a city with a lot of history and culture that has been shaped by its local politics. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government that consists of an elected mayor and five council members who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens on issues such as housing, infrastructure, public safety, health care, and economic development. With its diverse population comprised of African-Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans, Anderson has mixed political views that contribute to its unique cultural identity. Local elections are held annually where candidates from both parties campaign vigorously on their platforms in hopes to earn the citizen's vote. Although there is no one dominant party in Anderson, the people have consistently chosen strong leaders who can effectively address their concerns and represent them faithfully at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 29624 (Anderson, SC) is moderately 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 29624 (Anderson, SC) is moderately conservative.
Anderson, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Anderson, 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 29624 (Anderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)