Pendleton, South Carolina is located in Anderson County and has a small but vibrant political scene. As part of the Anderson County Political Committee, local candidates are actively involved in local politics and help ensure that the best interests of the community are represented. The committee serves as a platform for candidates to voice their opinions and campaigns on various issues, while engaging citizens in conversations about important topics. Pendleton residents have a variety of opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings, participating in debates, or volunteering with different campaigns. In addition to providing a platform for local politicians to be heard, the Anderson County Political Committee works hard to empower voters by educating them about their rights and responsibilities at the polls. Pendleton is an important part of Anderson County's political landscape and gives its residents an opportunity to be active participants in democracy.
The political climate in Zip 29670 (Pendleton, SC) is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, SC is very conservative. In Anderson County, SC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29670 (Pendleton, SC) is strongly conservative.
Pendleton, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenville-Anderson 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.
Pendleton, 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 29670 (Pendleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 406 contributions totaling $27,853 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $26,898 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)