Hilton Head Island, SC is a popular tourist destination as well as an area of permanent residence for many people in the Lowcountry. Located on the southern tip of South Carolina, it is a unique place with its own local government that oversees matters such as zoning, law enforcement, and infrastructure. The island is represented by both state and federal legislators who work to ensure that the needs of all residents are met. On the local level, Hilton Head Island is governed by the Town Council which includes five elected members. They are responsible for setting policies and regulations in order to maintain quality of life for all citizens. Additionally, they have direct oversight of key areas such as public safety, budgeting and finance, transportation and sustainability initiatives. All council members must put forth their best effort to represent the interests of their constituents and make sure that all voices are heard during decision making processes.
The political climate in Hilton Head Island, SC is leaning 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
Hilton Head Island, SC is leaning 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.
Hilton Head Island, 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 Hilton Head Island, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,314 contributions totaling $494,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,374 contributions totaling $902,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)