Clemson, SC is a small town with a population of 17,874 according to the 2010 US Census. Although it is a small community, residents in Clemson take their politics seriously. The town has been represented in the South Carolina Legislature since 1868 and its mayor and members of City Council are all active participants in local politics. Residents are engaged and knowledgeable about the issues that affect their community, often attending public meetings to voice their opinions on topics ranging from local infrastructure projects to zoning changes. Additionally, the town has an active chapter of a major political party that educates citizens about candidates running for office at all levels of government. In 29631 Clemson, SC politics remain an important part of life for many residents.
The political climate in Zip 29631 (Clemson, SC) is moderately conservative.
Pickens County, SC is very conservative. In Pickens County, SC 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.7%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29631 (Clemson, SC) is moderately conservative.
Clemson, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Pickens 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.
Clemson, 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 29631 (Clemson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,285 contributions totaling $84,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $46,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)