Kershaw, SC is a small town with a population of 2,976 people. It has many local politicians who work hard to make sure that the town runs smoothly and its citizens are well taken care of. Among these politicians are Mayor Floyd Davenport, Councilman Allen Smalls, and Clerk Debra Sparks. Mayor Davenport is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town as well as developing initiatives to grow the economy. Councilman Smalls works closely with Mayor Davenport to make decisions that benefit the community while Clerk Sparks ensures that all municipal paperwork is properly filed and handled. Together, these three work together to ensure that Kershaw remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 29067 (Kershaw, SC) is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, SC is moderately conservative. In Lancaster County, SC 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.0%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29067 (Kershaw, SC) is moderately conservative.
Kershaw, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Kershaw, 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 29067 (Kershaw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $13,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)