Gaffney, SC is a small town with a population of around 12,660 according to the 2018 census. The town is home to many local businesses, and is governed by a mayor and city council. The current mayor, Henry Jolly, has been in office since 2011 and works closely with the city council to ensure that Gaffney meets all the needs of its citizens. During his tenure as mayor, Jolly has improved public safety in Gaffney by adding more police officers and developing plans for affordable housing. Additionally, Jolly has worked hard to bring new jobs and economic opportunities to Gaffney through business incentives and infrastructure investments. The City Council works to maintain a balanced budget while continuing to invest in the community's future growth. Local initiatives such as renovating parks and improving roadways have also been important efforts made by the City Council over the years. Through these efforts, Gaffney has become a great place for people of all ages to live, work, and play!
The political climate in Zip 29340 (Gaffney, SC) is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, SC is very conservative. In Cherokee County, SC 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.6%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29340 (Gaffney, SC) is strongly conservative.
Gaffney, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Gaffney Metro Area is very 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.
Gaffney, 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 29340 (Gaffney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $4,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $46,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)