Ravenel, SC is a small town with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Although the town may be small in size, the political landscape is still an important part of the community. The local government consists of a Mayor, Town Council and various other appointed officials who work together to make decisions that affect the quality of life in Ravensal. For example, the Town Council is responsible for approving funds for infrastructure improvement projects, enacting ordinances and setting policies for public safety and economic development initiatives. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will be serving on the Town Council. Despite its small size, Ravenel continues to be active politically and many citizens take pride in their ability to make their voices heard and contribute to their community's growth and progress.
The political climate in Ravenel, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Charleston County, SC 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charleston county remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.6%.
Charleston county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ravenel, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ravenel, South Carolina: r r 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 Ravenel, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $13,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $27,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)