Hanahan, SC is a small suburban town in the low country of South Carolina. As with many towns, local politics are important to the community and help shape the environment residents have come to know and love. Hanahan has many local representatives, from members of its City Council to elected state officials, that work together to ensure the interests of Hanahan citizens are well represented. Over the years, these individuals have worked hard to make sure that Hanahan continues to be a safe and beautiful place for its residents. They ensure that laws and regulations are upheld, and advocate for essential services like healthcare and infrastructure improvement. Working together with local organizations, business owners, and citizens they strive every day to make their city a better place for all who live there.
The political climate in Hanahan, SC is leaning conservative.
Berkeley County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Berkeley County, SC 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkeley county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Berkeley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanahan, SC is leaning conservative.
Berkeley County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
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.
Hanahan, 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 Hanahan, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,155 contributions totaling $74,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 501 contributions totaling $80,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)