Bamberg County, South Carolina is situated in the central part of the state. This rural county has a rich history that dates back to colonial times and is still home to many historical landmarks. With a population of approximately 17,000 people, Bamberg County is a vibrant community with a strong sense of identity. Politically, Bamberg County is a traditionally conservative area, with registered voters tending to lean Republican in recent election cycles. The county also boasts active local political candidates running for office every year, representing both major parties and minor third parties. Local elections are always hotly contested and involve residents from all over the county coming together to make their voices heard. For this reason, voting in Bamberg County is always an exciting experience.
The political climate in 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 County, SC is strongly liberal.
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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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $28,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $499 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $33,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $615 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)