Nichols, SC is a small town located in Florence County with a population of approximately 2,400 people. It is primarily rural, but also has a few small businesses and restaurants in the area. Politics in 29581 Nichols are largely focused on local issues such as infrastructure, schools, and economic development. The town is represented by state Senator Hugh Leatherman and House Representative Phillip Lowe in the South Carolina General Assembly. Locally, Nichols elects five members to the Town Council which oversees municipal matters such as budgeting and public works projects. Additionally, town residents vote for the school board trustee positions which are responsible for setting policies related to education in the community. Overall, politics in 29581 Nichols is focused on ensuring that the town remains prosperous and providing services needed to support its’ diverse citizens.
The political climate in Zip 29581 (Nichols, 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 29581 (Nichols, SC) is strongly conservative.
Nichols, 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.
Nichols, 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 29581 (Nichols)
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 29 contributions totaling $9,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)