The politics in 29706 Chester, SC are often driven by the local community. Issues that are important to the people of Chester are often discussed and voted on at town meetings. Local politicians work together with community members to create policies that serve the best interests of everyone in the area. They strive to ensure that all residents have access to high quality services, a safe environment, and economic opportunity for all. The town also works hard to maintain a strong relationship between local government and business leaders to foster an ideal climate for job growth and success. Local politicians put a lot of energy into creating an inviting atmosphere that encourages citizens to get involved and be actively engaged in their own government.
The political climate in Zip 29706 (Chester, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Chester County, SC 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 44.1%.
Chester county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29706 (Chester, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Chester, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Chester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Chester, South Carolina: d 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 29706 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $16,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $15,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)