Waterloo, SC is a small town located in Lexington County. Its politics are focused on local issues that directly affect the community. Currently there are several local elected officials, including the mayor, city council members, and county commissioner, who provide the bulk of the political leadership for 29384 Waterloo. Issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, housing and community services are addressed in local elections. Additionally, there are a number of smaller organizations and initiatives such as civic associations and school boards that can have an impact on policy decisions in the town. Local residents take an active role in shaping their political landscape by engaging with their elected officials to voice their opinions on issues that matter to them and advocating for meaningful change.
The political climate in Zip 29384 (Waterloo, SC) is strongly conservative.
Laurens County, SC is very conservative. In Laurens County, SC 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laurens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 33.3%.
Laurens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29384 (Waterloo, SC) is strongly conservative.
Waterloo, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Laurens 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.
Waterloo, 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 29384 (Waterloo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $7,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)