Bluffton, South Carolina is a small town located in Beaufort County. It is known for its charming historic district and beautiful waterfront views. The local government consists of a strong mayor-council system with an elected mayor and a six-member city council. The town is represented in the South Carolina General Assembly by two senators and five representatives in the House of Representatives. The town also has a non-partisan School Board that is responsible for managing the budget and educational policies of the Bluffton public schools. Additionally, Bluffton has an active Chamber of Commerce that promotes economic development through networking and community events. In terms of local politics, the main issues addressed are typically related to public safety, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, quality services, affordable housing options, and economic development initiatives. Residents have access to their elected officials through meetings and events throughout the year to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to civic matters.
The political climate in Bluffton, SC is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Beaufort County, SC 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaufort county remained moderately Republican, 54.4% to 44.4%.
Beaufort county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bluffton, SC is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bluffton, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bluffton, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,865 contributions totaling $355,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,544 contributions totaling $568,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)