Barnwell, South Carolina is a small town of approximately 4,000 people located in Barnwell County. Despite its small population size, the politics in 29812 Barnwell are quite active. Local elections are routinely held for positions such as Mayor and Town Council members. The most recent election was held in April 2021 and saw three new council members join the elected officials on the Town Council. These officials are responsible for setting policies and making decisions about the future of Barnwell. Issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure are frequently discussed at Town Council meetings with residents having an opportunity to voice their opinions on these matters. Community members are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending local meetings and staying up-to-date with news about their local politicians. Additionally, citizens can register to vote in order to have a say in who represents them at the state and national level as well.
The political climate in Zip 29812 (Barnwell, SC) is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, SC is leaning conservative. In Barnwell County, SC 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.7%.
Barnwell county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29812 (Barnwell, SC) is leaning conservative.
Barnwell, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, South Carolina is leaning 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.
Barnwell, 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 29812 (Barnwell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $17,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $56,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $772 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)