The politics in 29306 Spartanburg, SC are heavily influenced by local government and the policies they implement. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government with nine members on the city council elected to four-year terms. Throughout the years, there have been a number of local political candidates that have been voted into office to represent the citizens of Spartanburg. This includes members from both major parties – Democrats and Republicans – as well as those running as independents or on minor party tickets. In recent years, candidates have focused on issues such as economic development and job creation, public safety initiatives, and quality of life improvements for all residents in the area. With numerous races taking place each election cycle, it's important for Spartanburg voters to stay informed about their local political candidates so they can make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 29306 (Spartanburg, SC) is somewhat 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 29306 (Spartanburg, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Spartanburg, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Spartanburg, 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 29306 (Spartanburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $20,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $82,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)