Georgetown County, SC is politically diverse, offering a variety of political opinions and viewpoints. In recent years, the local politics has become increasingly polarized as debate over key issues like taxes and education have become more intense. On the local level, various groups have formed to express their opinions on these topics. Georgetown County also elects state representatives from both major parties to represent citizens in Columbia. Every two years an election is held for county council members and school board members who serve four year terms. Local elections are generally held in November of odd numbered years; however, there may be special elections or referendums called at other times of the year as needed. Voter registration is important for all citizens in Georgetown County who want to have a voice in their local government and can be done either online or by paper application.
The political climate in Georgetown County, SC is somewhat conservative.
In Georgetown County, SC 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Georgetown county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.1%.
Georgetown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown County, SC is somewhat conservative.
Georgetown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Georgetown, 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 Georgetown County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,009 contributions totaling $179,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 918 contributions totaling $299,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)