Saluda, SC is a small town located in the upstate region of South Carolina. Historically, it has been a politically conservative area and is represented in the state legislature by Republicans. The town has seen recent growth due to its many attractions and businesses, but still maintains its rural charm. Locally, Saluda residents can vote for candidates from both major parties running for office at the municipal level. These elections typically feature a few local candidates each election cycle who are committed to maintaining fiscal responsibility and helping grow the economy of this small community. Residents take their civic duties seriously, showing up at the polls in large numbers when voting for local politicians. All in all, politics in Saluda are an important part of the fabric of the community and will continue to shape its future as it grows into the future.
The political climate in Zip 29138 (Saluda, SC) is strongly conservative.
Saluda County, SC is very conservative. In Saluda County, SC 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saluda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.9%.
Saluda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29138 (Saluda, SC) is strongly conservative.
Saluda, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Saluda County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Columbia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saluda, 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 29138 (Saluda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $17,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)