The town of McColl, SC (29570) is located in southern South Carolina and has a population of around 2,810 people. It is home to a vibrant local politics scene with opportunities for citizens to get involved in their community. The current mayor is Mr. Gerald L. Thompson, who has been holding office since 1997 and is supported by the City Council which consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens of McColl every two years. Local issues that are important to residents of McColl include public safety, economic development and job creation, infrastructure investments, and preserving the historic character of downtown McColl. In addition to the city council, there are numerous other organizations such as civic clubs, neighborhood associations, and religious groups that work together to create positive change for the community. Through these organizations citizens can become actively involved in shaping their town’s future.
The political climate in Zip 29570 (McColl, SC) is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Marlboro County, SC 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marlboro county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Marlboro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29570 (McColl, SC) is leaning liberal.
McColl, South Carolina is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Bennettsville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
McColl, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 29570 (McColl)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)