The city of Aiken, SC is home to a vibrant political scene. While the population size of Aiken is not known, it is clear that there are many different local candidates who have put their names forward in various elections. Currently, Representative Vicky Harding and Senator Katrina Shealy are the two main political figures representing Aiken at the state level. At the local level, numerous individuals have put their name forward for positions on city councils and boards. Every year, Aiken residents come together to discuss issues impacting their community and decide which candidates will best represent their interests. The election process is an important part of contributing to the betterment of life in Aiken for both current and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 29805 (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 29805 (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 29805 (Aiken)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)