Pacolet, SC is a small town located in Spartanburg County. The town has a population of around 1,500 people and is governed by a Mayor and six City Council members. Each of these political representatives are elected by the local citizens and are tasked with the responsibility of making decisions that align with the needs and wants of the community. The city officials work together to create meaningful policies that benefit the citizens of Pacolet. These policies focus on improving public safety, local infrastructure, economic opportunities, and recreational activities in order to enhance the quality of life for everyone living within the city limits. They also look for ways to attract new businesses and industry to Pacolet which will help generate jobs and stimulate growth in the area. In addition to their focus on improving local services within Pacolet, they also seek to ensure that all residents have access to resources such as healthcare, education, employment opportunities, and other basic necessities. Overall, Pacolet's political leaders strive to make sure that their town remains a safe and vibrant place for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 29372 (Pacolet, SC) is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, SC is strongly conservative. In Spartanburg County, SC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spartanburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.6%.
Spartanburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29372 (Pacolet, SC) is moderately conservative.
Pacolet, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Spartanburg 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.
Pacolet, 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 29372 (Pacolet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)