The city of Anderson, SC (29626) is located in the northwest region of South Carolina and has a population of approximately 26,000 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six-member City Council. Anderson is known for its strong support of local businesses, community engagement initiatives, and public safety programs. On the political front, Anderson is part of South Carolina's 4th Congressional District which is represented by Republican Jeff Duncan in the House of Representatives. Additionally, Republican Kelly Payne serves on the Anderson County Council representing District 7. Residents are encouraged to become engaged in local politics by attending council meetings or volunteering with their favorite candidates' campaigns. All in all, Anderson provides ample opportunities for locals to engage with their government and ensure that their voices are heard both at home and in Congress.
The political climate in Zip 29626 (Anderson, SC) is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, SC is very conservative. In Anderson County, SC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29626 (Anderson, SC) is strongly conservative.
Anderson, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Anderson, 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 29626 (Anderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $11,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $14,361 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)