The political landscape in Troy, SC (zip code 29848) is largely dominated by Democrats at the local level. As such, the majority of local elected officials are registered Democrats. However, there is some dissent among the locals, with a few Republican candidates receiving some support in recent years. Despite this, the town maintains a largely Democratic majority in its voting population and thus most local elections feature only Democratic candidates. Consequently, those who wish to vote for an independent or Republican candidate would have to look outside of their immediate area to do so. In any case, all citizens of Troy are encouraged to take part in the democratic process and contribute to their community by voting for whichever candidate they feel best represents their beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 29848 (Troy, SC) is moderately conservative.
Greenwood County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenwood County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.9%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29848 (Troy, SC) is moderately conservative.
Troy, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenwood County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Troy, 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 29848 (Troy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)