Hilton Head Island, SC is a beautiful island located off the coast of South Carolina. This thriving community has a population of around 39,000 people and is home to a variety of businesses, restaurants, and attractions. It also has a vibrant political culture that encompasses local, state, and national politics. As the town's representatives in local government, residents can choose from a variety of candidates running for office in Hilton Head Island. Local elections for mayor and Town Council are held every two years and feature a diverse range of candidates from both major parties as well as independent candidates. The Town Council is responsible for setting policy on issues such as infrastructure, housing development, transportation projects and public safety initiatives. The City Manager also plays an important role in shaping policy decisions and provides regular updates to the Mayor and Council about upcoming projects, budget issues, and other matters. Residents can stay informed about city politics by attending Town Council meetings or following current events on social media platforms such as Twitter or Facebook.
The political climate in Zip 29928 (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
Zip 29928 (Hilton Head Island, SC) is leaning conservative.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 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 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 zip 29928 (Hilton Head Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,391 contributions totaling $294,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,252 contributions totaling $573,761 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)