The small town of Bonneau, SC, located in zip code 29431, is part of Berkeley County in the Lowcountry region. It has a rich history of politics and government involvement, with both state and local officials making an effort to address the needs of the community. The recent mayoral election saw a close race between two candidates, with incumbent Mayor David Bacon ultimately emerging victorious. Both Bacon and his opponent advocated for fiscal responsibility, economic growth, and continued investment in infrastructure for the town. The local government also works closely with elected state representatives from this district to ensure that the residents’ voices are heard at a higher level. In addition to being represented in state government, residents of Bonneau enjoy participating in local elections and other events that help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 29431 (Bonneau, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Berkeley County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Berkeley County, SC 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berkeley county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Berkeley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29431 (Bonneau, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Bonneau, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Berkeley County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bonneau, 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 29431 (Bonneau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $5 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)