SC Final Voting Dataset.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W
1			Age						Race					Political Lean						Region
2	Issue	Total Votes	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	White	Black / Afr. Am.	Hispanic or Latino	Asian	Prefer not to say	Very Conservative	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Very Liberal	Not sure	Upstate	Midlands	Lowcountry	Pee Dee

3	Roads and Other Infrastructure Failing to Keep up with Rapid Growth	4,161	104	183	303	478	637	416	1,801	124	38	13	105	144	546	441	208	72	98	568	424	442	363
4	Career Politicians Stay Too Long and Lose Touch with Voters	3,298	68	134	220	343	526	349	1,361	128	23	6	89	114	376	361	204	61	86	423	371	311	264
5	Rising Cost of Living and Slow Wage Growth Creates Major Challenges	3,088	138	210	314	357	350	144	1,162	197	39	12	78	75	294	345	182	79	123	378	330	315	256
6	Rising Property and Vehicle Taxes Create Affordability Issues	3,062	51	127	235	373	471	269	1,293	96	30	4	90	153	430	255	91	25	98	366	364	271	276
7	Uncontrolled Development Is Destroying Natural Resources	2,946	68	113	185	296	449	307	1,256	39	21	4	78	98	357	305	157	60	66	366	241	307	298
8	Rising Utility Bills Squeeze Household Budgets	2,782	65	145	239	333	397	212	1,113	143	30	4	79	109	371	280	101	33	94	336	315	229	276
9	Rising Housing Costs Price Out Workers, Seniors, and Young Families	2,690	115	167	240	315	349	172	1,049	170	39	6	66	82	276	285	164	74	94	352	275	288	213
10	Healthcare Costs and Limited Access Are Failing Families	2,601	78	111	198	320	395	224	1,068	110	36	7	64	56	247	250	214	87	74	325	301	252	237
11	Low Education Rankings Threaten the State's Future Workforce	2,317	79	139	197	233	293	231	931	105	35	6	59	43	223	270	189	76	55	274	283	249	184
12	Insurance Premiums Negatively Impact Household Budgets	2,096	39	70	139	263	371	201	891	80	27	5	58	91	296	197	74	33	60	230	230	206	245
13	Transparency and Accountability Needed on Government Fraud and Waste	1,986	40	75	133	214	350	232	899	46	23	2	75	114	335	163	59	24	48	262	250	196	201
14	Data Center Deals Drain Resources While Creating Few Jobs	1,784	67	91	116	165	230	157	697	48	15	2	44	49	161	186	117	56	39	206	210	154	144
15	Elected Officials Don't Prioritize South Carolinians' Daily Concerns	1,745	58	98	146	192	240	147	703	98	22	2	40	58	161	207	109	54	58	248	217	178	132
16	Animal Cruelty Laws Are Too Weak and Shelters Are Overwhelmed	1,700	35	71	122	220	283	138	781	15	20	1	40	54	201	167	93	30	54	213	186	140	160
17	Cannabis Legalization Remains Restrictive	1,662	66	104	187	174	234	88	687	71	12	6	57	26	141	195	129	63	76	216	184	162	156
18	Unlimited Corporate Donations Raise Concerns Over Election Transparency	1,405	46	56	83	109	222	201	601	38	16	4	39	31	115	176	127	63	22	188	189	151	102
19	Gerrymandering Leaves Many South Carolinians Without Representation	1,350	39	51	103	128	221	175	560	79	17	4	39	19	42	173	191	95	29	188	183	181	84
20	South Carolinians Don't Have a Direct Say in State Laws or Policy	1,246	39	62	106	132	196	114	497	68	16	4	51	43	132	141	83	37	31	182	142	128	114
21	Misinformation from Officials Erodes Public Trust and Creates Polarization	1,194	33	63	100	125	188	127	502	62	12	5	37	30	115	147	103	48	38	162	169	125	103
22	Legislature-Appointed Judges and Court Backlogs Undermine Justice System	1,073	14	34	69	105	184	174	477	30	12	3	44	66	175	80	55	15	25	162	133	101	109
23	Maternal Health Risks Rise Amid Care Shortages and Policy Debate	1,000	46	89	86	79	82	86	347	59	11	3	25	5	33	110	137	53	25	128	116	91	53
24	Weak Environmental Safeguards Put Public Health at Risk	975	36	42	81	88	135	93	387	27	12	1	28	15	40	111	106	39	21	114	119	100	82
25	Current Electoral System and Campaign Finance Needs Greater Transparency	752	13	19	50	70	143	106	332	24	8	0	25	38	85	76	67	32	15	126	92	102	54
26	Litter and Illegal Dumping Degrade the State's Beauty	647	17	25	46	65	132	56	284	18	13	1	19	20	91	67	22	9	24	82	77	51	71
27	Foster Care Failures Leave Children and Families Without Support	632	26	49	58	61	92	51	253	39	13	3	21	21	67	88	42	12	21	97	83	64	47
28	TOTAL	48,192	1,380	2,328	3,756	5,238	7,170	4,470	19,932	1,914	540	108	1,350	1,554	5,310	5,076	3,024	1,230	1,374	6,192	5,484	4,794	4,224
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30	* Note: Demographic figures reflect only those voters who chose to provide their information. Not all voters supplied demographic data, so demographic subtotals will not equal total votes.
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