Abbeville, SC is a small town located in the Upstate region of South Carolina. With a population of 5,237 people as of 2019, Abbeville is known for its rich history and close-knit community. The politics in Abbeville are mainly focused on local issues like education, economic development and community initiatives. The city is served by the City Council of Abbeville which consists of seven members who are elected to serve four-year terms. These members work together to ensure that the citizens of Abbeville have access to quality services that meet their needs. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending meetings, participating in forums or voting for leaders who will represent them on the City Council.
The political climate in Zip 29620 (Abbeville, SC) is moderately conservative.
Abbeville County, SC is very conservative. In Abbeville County, SC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Abbeville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 33.0%.
Abbeville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29620 (Abbeville, SC) is moderately conservative.
Abbeville, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Abbeville County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Abbeville, 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 29620 (Abbeville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $6,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $11,199 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)