The politics in 29501 Florence, SC is diverse and ever-changing. Florence is the county seat of Florence County and is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government. The mayor is elected at-large, as well as the council members who represent seven districts in the city. The current Mayor of Florence is Stephen Wukela, with Council Members Evelyn Bullock, Daniel Edwards, Ed Robinson, Anna Butler, Raymond Ferrell Jr., James Schofield and Mike Brandt representing their respective districts. Each year local residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates and decide who will best serve them in local government. In addition to municipal elections, registered voters also participate in state and federal elections that impact Florence and its citizens. Besides electoral politics, there are many civic engagement activities available to citizens in 29501 such as attending city council meetings or volunteering with community organizations such as Habitat for Humanity or Meals on Wheels. By participating in these activities citizens can help create better policies that improve the quality of life for everyone in Florence.
The political climate in Zip 29501 (Florence, SC) is leaning conservative.
Florence County, SC is leaning conservative. In Florence County, SC 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Florence county remained narrowly Republican, 50.6% to 48.3%.
Florence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29501 (Florence, SC) is leaning conservative.
Florence, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Florence County, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Florence Metro Area is leaning 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.
Florence, 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 zip 29501 (Florence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 894 contributions totaling $89,952 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 529 contributions totaling $433,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $820 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)