The small town of Loris, SC is located in Horry County and has a population of approximately 2,900 people. It is a popular destination for locals looking to escape the hustle and bustle of nearby Myrtle Beach. Despite its size, Loris has an active local political scene with several candidates vying for office over the years. Most recently, voters elected Ashley Cox as mayor of Loris in 2020. She has been involved in local politics since 2004 and is dedicated to improving the lives of her constituents through initiatives like creating more green spaces, addressing public safety concerns, and improving access to resources like healthcare and education for the community. Other notable local political candidates have included Doctor John Johnson who ran for county council in 2018, Harold Tisdale who ran unsuccessfully for state senate in 2019, and Lloyd Gardner who was elected as school board member in 2017. All three have been actively involved in the politics of Loris over the years and continue to be passionate advocates for their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 29569 (Loris, SC) is strongly conservative.
Horry County, SC is very conservative. In Horry County, SC 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Horry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.9%.
Horry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29569 (Loris, SC) is strongly conservative.
Loris, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Horry County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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.
Loris, 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 29569 (Loris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)