The city of Bowman, SC 29018 is a small, close-knit community with strong ties to its local politics. The community values integrity and transparency in their government and works hard to keep the interests of its citizens at the forefront of decision making. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to vote for members to serve on the city council. Candidates typically come from many different backgrounds but share a passion for serving the community they call home. In order to get elected, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to maintaining Bowman's unique identity as well as developing an agenda that will benefit all its citizens. During election time, local residents are encouraged to learn more about each candidate and their proposed plans so that they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 29018 (Bowman, SC) is moderately liberal.
Orangeburg County, SC is very liberal. In Orangeburg County, SC 66.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orangeburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.2% to 33.0%.
Orangeburg county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29018 (Bowman, SC) is moderately liberal.
Bowman, South Carolina is moderately liberal.
Orangeburg County, South Carolina is very liberal.
Orangeburg Metro Area is very 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.
Bowman, South Carolina: D D 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 29018 (Bowman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)