Forestbrook, SC is a small town located in the southeastern United States. The town has a thriving local government comprised of elected officials who work hard to make sure the town remains safe and prosperous for its citizens. The Mayor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the municipality, while four City Council members and three Supervisors are responsible for enacting legislation to ensure that Forestbrook is running effectively. These seven members are elected by members of the community every two years in order to provide ongoing representation within the city limits. Working together, this governing body ensures that Forestbrook remains a safe and vibrant community that can provide its citizens with all of their essential needs.
The political climate in Forestbrook, SC is moderately conservative.
Horry County, SC is very conservative. In Horry County, SC 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Horry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.9%.
Horry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forestbrook, SC is moderately conservative.
Horry County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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.
Forestbrook, 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 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 Forestbrook, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 974 contributions totaling $32,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 760 contributions totaling $134,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)