Aiken, SC located in zip code 29803 is a small town with rich history and culture. It is home to a vibrant community of citizens who proudly take part in their city's political initiatives. Aiken has been represented in the South Carolina State Senate by Tom Young and Nikki Setzler since 1993 and 2001 respectively, while Bill Taylor has been serving as the area’s state Representative since 2012. In the local government, the City Council consists of nine members who oversee all municipal affairs within Aiken. Additionally, Mayor Rick Osbon has been leading the city since 2006 and continues to focus on improving economic development opportunities for residents. With strong representation from both local and state elected officials, Aiken is certain to remain an influential leader in South Carolina politics.
The political climate in Zip 29803 (Aiken, SC) is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29803 (Aiken, SC) is moderately conservative.
Aiken, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Aiken, 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 29803 (Aiken)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,493 contributions totaling $65,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 943 contributions totaling $141,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)