Should y'all choose, I guarantee you'll be welcome in South Carolina. Just stay away from the larger towns that can have a bluish tint.
You are so kind! Hubby and I have spent a fair amount of time looking around South Carolina. Everyone we've met there has been wonderful! We are narrowing down our choice to either coastal SC or GA.
We have noticed that people from Blue States are flocking to the South, ie to SC, GA and FL. I just hope and pray they're mostly conservatives like us...