Bamberg, South Carolina is a rural town located in Bamberg County. It has a long history of small-town politics and local decision-making. Local elections are held every two years for the mayor and city council members, with the focus on issues that affect the daily lives of residents in Bamberg. Recent topics have included tax increases, budget shortfalls, infrastructure repairs and improvements, and public safety initiatives. Although there are some political differences among the candidates vying for office in Bamberg, most agree that continuing to provide quality services to citizens while managing limited resources is the top priority. The town also holds regular meetings called Town Council Meetings which allow residents to express their opinions on all matters concerning the town. Citizens’ voices are crucial to shaping decisions and improving the quality of life in Bamberg.
The political climate in Bamberg, SC is somewhat liberal.
Bamberg County, SC is strongly liberal. In Bamberg County, SC 61.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bamberg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.9% to 37.3%.
Bamberg county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bamberg, SC is somewhat liberal.
Bamberg County, South Carolina is strongly 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.
Bamberg, South Carolina: D D 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 Bamberg, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $13,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $661 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $16,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)