The small town of Awendaw, SC, situated in the heart of the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, is home to a unique and vibrant political climate. Though small in population, the town boasts a wide variety of local activist groups and organizations that are passionate about issues affecting their community. These groups often work together to bring attention to issues such as coastal erosion, environmental protection, and housing affordability. They also collaborate with local government officials to ensure that the voices of their constituents are heard in decision making processes. Awendaw has also seen an influx of new candidates who have started campaigns for various offices in recent years. These candidates range from experienced politicians to everyday citizens with a passion for making positive change in their community and beyond. Regardless of which candidate wins at election time, it is clear that the people of Awendaw take their civic responsibilities seriously and will continue to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 29429 (Awendaw, SC) is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Charleston County, SC 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charleston county remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.6%.
Charleston county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29429 (Awendaw, SC) is leaning liberal.
Awendaw, South Carolina is leaning liberal.
Charleston County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Awendaw, South Carolina: r r d d d D
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 29429 (Awendaw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $78,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $10,192 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)