The politics in 29906 Burton, SC are closely intertwined with the local community and its people. There is a strong sense of civic engagement and pride among residents, which is evident in the number of locally-run campaigns held each election cycle. As such, many local politicians are well-known within the boundaries of the 29906 zip code. Local political candidates typically focus their campaigns on issues that directly affect the area, such as improved infrastructure, access to public services, and economic sustainability. Additionally, local candidates often seek to represent specific interest groups or demographics within the community in order to ensure that their voices are heard. As a result, 29906 Burton has been home to a variety of lively political debates throughout its history.
The political climate in Zip 29906 (Burton, SC) is leaning conservative.
Beaufort County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Beaufort County, SC 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaufort county remained moderately Republican, 54.4% to 44.4%.
Beaufort county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29906 (Burton, SC) is leaning conservative.
Burton, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Beaufort County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Burton, 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 29906 (Burton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $11,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $22,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)