Daufuskie Island, SC is a small community located off the coast of South Carolina in Beaufort County. It has an estimated population of less than 500 people and is one of the few remaining places that rely on boat transportation for travel and goods. Although the island is unincorporated and does not have its own local government, it still plays an important role in the politics of Beaufort County. The residents of Daufuskie Island are represented by members of South Carolina's State House and Senate as well as members of Congress. Additionally, the county holds elections for local offices, such as school board members and county commissioners. While the island may lack its own representatives, its population helps shape the decisions made by those in power that affect all citizens of Beaufort County.
The political climate in Zip 29915 (Daufuskie Island, SC) is somewhat 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 29915 (Daufuskie Island, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina is somewhat 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.
Daufuskie Island, 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 29915 (Daufuskie Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $10,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)