The city of 29690 Travelers Rest, SC is a small town with a population of around 4,700. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is home to many outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, and camping. It is also home to Furman University which provides educational opportunities for students in the area. Politically, 29690 Travelers Rest is part of Greenville County which leans Republican in local elections. In recent years, the county has seen more Democratic candidates running for office than in previous elections. At the local level, voters are given an opportunity to make their voice heard by electing officials who represent their interests in government. This includes local politicians who are running for office or have been appointed to represent areas such as education, public safety, economic development and more. Although this town may be small in size it is still active politically and continues to participate in state and federal elections.
The political climate in Zip 29690 (Travelers Rest, SC) is moderately conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29690 (Travelers Rest, SC) is moderately conservative.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Travelers Rest, 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 29690 (Travelers Rest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $24,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $74,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)