Seneca, SC is a city located in Oconee County and has a population of 8,162 as of the 2018 U.S. Census. It is governed by an elected Mayor and six Council members who serve at large. The current Mayor of Seneca is W.L. Kilgore, who was re-elected in 2019 for his second term in office. The City Council Members are all local community members who keep their constituents’ interests at heart when voting on issues affecting the city. Their commitment to the citizens of Seneca has been demonstrated through their work on projects such as creating new recreational spaces and improving public safety measures within the city. Other important political figures in Seneca include representatives in both houses of South Carolina's State Legislature, as well as various Oconee County government officials including the County Administrator, Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Probate Judge, Magistrate Judges and County Coroner. All these individuals have a vested interest in making sure that Seneca remains a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens to enjoy.
The political climate in Zip 29672 (Seneca, SC) is very conservative.
Oconee County, SC is very conservative. In Oconee County, SC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29672 (Seneca, SC) is very conservative.
Seneca, South Carolina is very conservative.
Oconee County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Seneca Metro Area is very 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.
Seneca, 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 29672 (Seneca)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 543 contributions totaling $25,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $74,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)