Cheraw, SC is a small town located in Chesterfield County. As of 2019, the population of Cheraw was estimated to be 5,362. Although Cheraw may not be a major political hub in South Carolina, it is home to both local and state government representatives who work hard to promote the interests and values of the community. Currently, Cheraw’s mayor is Andy Ingram, who has served since 2018. The town also has four town council members: Robbie Strickland (Mayor Pro-Tem), Bobby Pierce, Trudy Miller, and Tony Smith. At the state level, Representative Tommy Pope represents the citizens of Cheraw in South Carolina's House of Representatives. These politicians are dedicated to advocating for their constituents' needs within the district and at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 29520 (Cheraw, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Chesterfield County, SC is moderately conservative. In Chesterfield County, SC 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 39.4%.
Chesterfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29520 (Cheraw, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Cheraw, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Chesterfield County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
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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.
Cheraw, 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 29520 (Cheraw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $16,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $16,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)