The 29601 Greenville, SC area is a vibrant and diverse community that is heavily involved in local politics. The city is home to multiple elected officials who strive to meet the needs of its citizens. Issues like public safety, transportation infrastructure, economic development, education and affordable housing are priorities for many of the residents living in this zip code. Residents participate in local elections to cast their votes for the candidates they feel will best represent their interests and concerns. Additionally, there are several civic organizations and volunteer initiatives that help shape policy decisions in the area. By engaging in informed political discussion, attending public meetings and rallies, and organizing events on important issues within the community, residents of 29601 Greenville are able to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 29601 (Greenville, SC) is leaning conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29601 (Greenville, SC) is leaning conservative.
Greenville, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Greenville, 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 29601 (Greenville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,116 contributions totaling $204,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $355,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,059 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)