The city of Isle of Palms, South Carolina is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The local political landscape is vibrant, with candidates from both major parties competing for office in municipal elections. With its diverse population and strong sense of community, Isle of Palms values the importance of civic engagement and encourages residents to participate in the democratic process. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, public safety, and environmental protection have been top priorities in recent years. Residents can stay informed on the latest issues and news about local politics by attending city council meetings, reading local media outlets, or engaging with their representatives online. Through continued involvement and active participation in civic discourse, Isle of Palms will continue to be an engaged and thriving community.
The political climate in Isle of Palms, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Charleston County, SC 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charleston county remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.6%.
Charleston county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Isle of Palms, SC is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Isle of Palms, South Carolina: r r d d d D
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 Isle of Palms, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,092 contributions totaling $146,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $158,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)