Brunson, SC is a small town located in the southeastern region of the state. Although it is a rather small community with a population of just over 500 residents, the politics in Brunson are quite important to the wellbeing of its citizens. The local government is responsible for providing services and support that directly affect people’s everyday lives, including road maintenance, parks and recreation, public safety, and more. Every two years, local elections are held to decide who will serve on Brunson’s City Council and other municipal positions. These elected officials make important decisions that affect how Brunson runs day-to-day. The citizens of Brunson take their civic responsibility very seriously, and they always turn out in droves to vote for their preferred candidates. As such, being involved in politics is essential for anyone living in Brunson who wishes to have their voice heard by those making decisions about their community.
The political climate in Brunson, SC is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Hampton County, SC 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 42.0%.
Hampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brunson, SC is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Brunson, 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 Brunson, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)