Wellford, SC is a small town in South Carolina with a population of approximately 5,000 people. As the local political landscape continues to evolve, the citizens of Wellford remain dedicated to making sure their voices are heard. The town is represented by a mayor and four City Council members who serve on the Town Council. These elected officials make decisions that affect how the city functions and how it develops going forward. The candidates for these positions vary from election to election, ensuring that all residents have an opportunity to vote for candidates who share their ideals and goals for Wellford’s future. While elections tend to be relatively quiet affairs in Wellford due to its small size, residents always show up to cast their ballots in favor of the candidates they believe will best represent their interests in office.
The political climate in Zip 29385 (Wellford, SC) is moderately 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 29385 (Wellford, SC) is moderately conservative.
Wellford, South Carolina is moderately 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.
Wellford, 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 29385 (Wellford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)