The small town of Clio, SC is located in Marlboro County and has a population of around 600 citizens. It is part of the Pee Dee Region and is considered a rural area with very little political activity. Although there may not be many national or state candidates running for office here, Clio does have its own local government. The town council consists of five members who are elected by the residents of Clio every four years to manage town affairs. The mayor is also elected by the citizens for a four year term and serves as the town鈥檚 chief executive officer. The mayor works closely with the council to create new laws, regulations, and ordinances that affect all aspects of life within Clio. Additionally, there are several volunteer groups in the area that help to keep things running smoothly and to improve upon the quality of life for all those who call Clio home.
The political climate in Zip 29525 (Clio, SC) is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Marlboro County, SC 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marlboro county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Marlboro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29525 (Clio, SC) is leaning liberal.
Clio, South Carolina is leaning liberal.
Marlboro County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Bennettsville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clio, 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 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 zip 29525 (Clio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $3,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)