In Laurel Bay, SC, politics are a popular topic of discussion among the local citizens. People are passionate about their beliefs and care deeply about the direction of their town. Every election cycle, candidates from both major political parties come out to share their platforms and ideas on how they will lead the city forward. The voters in Laurel Bay take their responsibility seriously by researching each candidate's background and experiences to ensure they are making an informed decision at the polls. Beyond regular elections, people are also engaged in local initiatives that affect change in their community. From measures to address poverty and homelessness to programs aimed at improving public safety, Laurel Bay citizens make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that will shape their town for years to come.
The political climate in Laurel Bay, 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
Laurel Bay, 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.
Laurel Bay, 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 Laurel Bay, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $11,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $22,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)