Editing Anderson County, South Carolina (section)

==Law and government==
Anderson County has a council-administrator form of government under South Carolina law. County council members are elected from seven single-member districts for two-year terms. All seven council seats are open for election every two years.<ref name="accc">{{cite web |url=https://www.andersoncountysc.org/county-council/ |title=County Council |website=Anderson County |access-date=October 2, 2022 }}</ref>

Anderson County councilmen are:<ref name="accc" />
* District 1: John B. Wright Jr. (North Anderson)
* District 2: Glenn A. Davis (South and East Anderson)
* District 3: S. Ray Graham (Belton/Starr/Iva area)
* District 4: Brett Sanders (Pendleton area)
* District 5: Tommy Dunn (West Anderson)
* District 6: Jimmy Davis (Powdersville area)
* District 7: M. Cindy Wilson (Williamston/Honea Path area)

The Anderson county administrator is Rusty Burns.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.andersoncountysc.org/work-live/about/about-anderson-county/county-administrator/ |title=County Administrator |website=Anderson County |access-date=October 2, 2022 }}</ref>

===Operations===
Anderson County has 10 divisions:
* Administration
* Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
* Central Services
* Economic Development
* Emergency Services
* EMS and Special Operations
* Environmental Services
* Finance
* Planning
* Transportation

===Politics===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|71,828|25,281|1,187|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|67,565|27,169|1,359|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|56,232|21,097|3,154|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|48,709|22,405|1,098|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|48,690|24,132|965|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|43,355|20,697|670|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|35,827|19,606|1,248|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|24,137|17,460|4,172|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|24,793|16,072|7,106|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|25,939|12,281|163|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|24,123|10,324|244|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|15,667|18,801|837|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,496|19,002|156|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|17,514|5,241|537|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|5,661|5,218|12,384|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,398|11,670|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,845|13,901|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,186|11,344|1,241|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,338|11,664|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|105|2,581|1,342|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|89|2,687|202|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|86|3,763|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|26|4,025|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|30|4,067|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|61|1,780|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|9|1,455|3|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|33|2,489|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|6|2,609|7|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|25|2,158|82|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|58|2,099|3|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|66|1,952|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|68|1,858|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|368|3,109|17|South Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|193|2,248|144|South Carolina}}

Since the 1970s, Anderson County has been a rock-solid [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] bastion, with the party going on a streak of winning the county in each presidential election since 1984. The exceptions came in 1976 and 1980, when Southerner [[Jimmy Carter]] overwhelmingly captured the county in the former election and fairly solidly in the latter.