The politics of 29817 Blackville, SC are largely determined by the local residents. Locals have a vested interest in the community and take part in determining how their town is run. Decisions about local government are usually made through the town council, which is comprised of elected representatives from each area of the town. Each representative is responsible for representing their constituents’ interests and advocating for their views on various issues. The town council also works together to ensure that the town runs smoothly and is a safe place for everyone living there. Elections for local political offices are held periodically, allowing residents to choose who will represent them in making decisions about the community's future. Many initiatives are undertaken each year to promote public safety, economic development, and quality of life for all citizens within 29817 Blackville, SC.
The political climate in Zip 29817 (Blackville, 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 29817 (Blackville, SC) is leaning conservative.
Blackville, 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.
Blackville, 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 29817 (Blackville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)