Edisto Island, SC (29438) is a coastal town located in Charleston County that is known for its beautiful beaches and historic plantations. The small town has a rich political history, with both Democrats and Republicans vying for control of the local government. Currently, the mayor of Edisto Island is a Democrat, while most of the local council members are also Democrats. Despite their small population size, Edisto Island residents have strong opinions on political issues and frequently voice their concerns at public meetings or other events held by their elected officials. From environmental protection to economic development, Edisto Islanders remain vigilant in advocating for the issues important to them.
The political climate in Zip 29438 (Edisto Island, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Colleton County, SC 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colleton county remained moderately Republican, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Colleton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29438 (Edisto Island, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Edisto Island, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Edisto Island, 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 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 29438 (Edisto Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $6,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $24,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)