Fairfax, South Carolina is a small town located in Allendale County. The town is governed by a mayor and five council members who together make up the Town Council of Fairfax. This Town Council works to ensure the town's development and progress while maintaining its small-town charm. Through their efforts, the Town of Fairfax has seen an increase in businesses and infrastructure investments over the past few years. The local government works closely with residents to create a community that is both safe and prosperous for all who call it home. There are many organizations in Fairfax that have been created to give citizens a voice in the political process, such as neighborhood associations, civic organizations, and voter registration drives. With these resources available, Fairfax residents have access to information regarding upcoming elections, can stay informed on current issues of concern within their community, and can even get involved in campaigns or other related initiatives.
The political climate in Fairfax, SC is strongly liberal.
Allendale County, SC is very liberal. In Allendale County, SC 75.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allendale county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.6% to 23.2%.
Allendale county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfax, SC is strongly liberal.
Allendale County, South Carolina is very liberal.
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.
Fairfax, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Fairfax, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)