Latta, SC is a small town located in Dillon County. It is primarily a rural area and has a population of just over 2,200 people. The local government is headed by an elected mayor and five council members who are in charge of making sure the town is running smoothly. Every two years, the citizens of Latta have the opportunity to cast their ballots for new or returning candidates for these local offices. The current mayor, David Harper, has been in office since 2014 and will be up for re-election this November. In addition to the local elected officials, there are also state representatives from Latta who serve in both the South Carolina House and Senate. These representatives work with other officials from across the state to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and infrastructure. As citizens of Latta, it is important that we stay informed on local politics and take part in our civic duties by voting whenever possible.
The political climate in Zip 29565 (Latta, SC) is leaning conservative.
Dillon County, SC is leaning conservative. In Dillon County, SC 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dillon county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 49.1%.
Dillon county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29565 (Latta, SC) is leaning conservative.
Latta, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Dillon County, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
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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.
Latta, South Carolina: D d D D d 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 29565 (Latta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)