Pickens County Council, District 1
Pickens County, South Carolina
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents District 1, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 134,629 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,296,225 ÷ 134,629) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.97, measured against a statewide vote in SC (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, health programs, and elections
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Erin Goss is an associate professor of English at Clemson University and a former department associate chair. Her biography describes community food-access and school-family work in Pickens County.
Republican · declared
Joe Sullivan is a Clemson-area community advocate focused on growth, roads, education, and lake protection. He describes himself as a civic-minded citizen without prior elected-office experience.
Sources: yourpickenscounty.com · pickensscelections.gov