Cottageville, SC is a small town situated in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. With a population of just over 500 people, Cottageville is a tight-knit community with an active and engaged citizenry. As one of the oldest towns in the county, the politics in Cottageville are largely focused on preserving the town’s rural character while ensuring that it remains competitive and attractive to potential residents. Local elected officials frequently collaborate with local charitable organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders to ensure that Cottageville continues to thrive into the future. In recent years, Cottageville has seen increasing investment in new development projects such as retail space and housing complexes that will help grow the local economy while still honoring its small-town values. The citizens of Cottageville take great pride in their town and are committed to making sure that its best interests are represented in all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 29435 (Cottageville, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Colleton County, SC 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colleton county remained moderately Republican, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Colleton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29435 (Cottageville, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Cottageville, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Cottageville, 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 29435 (Cottageville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)