Richburg, SC is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people located in Chester County. It is known for its charming community and close-knit people. Although it is on the smaller side, Richburg still has an active political scene. The town has a Town Council that meets regularly to discuss and make decisions about local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, and zoning regulations. Every two years local residents have the opportunity to vote for their Town Council representatives who will strive to represent their interests in council meetings. Local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce also play an important role in advocating for the community鈥檚 needs and pushing elected officials to make responsible decisions. Richburg provides a unique example of how even smaller communities can be politically engaged and involved in shaping their local government.
The political climate in Richburg, SC is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Chester County, SC 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Chester county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richburg, SC is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Richburg, South Carolina: d r d D 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 Richburg, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)