Williston, SC is a small town located in Bamberg County. It is home to a tight-knit community, with many of the residents having lived there for generations. Politically, Williston leans towards conservative values and has traditionally favored Republican candidates. In recent years, local elections have seen much debate as citizens seek out representatives that will best represent their views and interests. The primary concern among the citizens is maintaining the integrity of their hometown and its rural culture while also pushing for necessary progress. The close-knit nature of the Williston community means that all opinions are heard and respected regardless of political affiliation or views on certain issues.
The political climate in Williston, SC is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, SC is leaning conservative. In Barnwell County, SC 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.7%.
Barnwell county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williston, SC is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, South Carolina is leaning 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.
Williston, South Carolina: R r d d 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 Williston, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $6,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)