Anderson, SC is a city located in Anderson County in South Carolina and covers an area of 13.5 square miles. It has a rich political history, deeply rooted in the Democratic Party. Although registered voters from both parties are represented, the Republican Party has become more popular here in recent years. The current Mayor of Anderson is Terence Roberts, who was elected into office in 2016 and is a proud Democrat. He has worked to improve the infrastructure and public safety of Anderson throughout his term as Mayor. Residents of Anderson are encouraged to participate in local government by attending meetings, joining committees or volunteering their time to civic organizations and causes. With support from the community, Anderson can continue to enjoy vibrant politics and be a great place to live for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 29625 (Anderson, SC) is strongly 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 29625 (Anderson, SC) is strongly conservative.
Anderson, South Carolina is strongly 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 29625 (Anderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 207 contributions totaling $12,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $35,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)