Effingham, SC is a small town located in 29541 with a population of just over 4,000 people. The local political landscape is quite diverse and includes candidates from both major parties. Locals participate in local elections that cover a variety of issues such as zoning laws, taxes, public services, and infrastructure initiatives. Recently the town has seen an increase in voter turnout for local races due to increased awareness of various political issues. Local candidates emphasize their commitment to finding solutions to problems facing the community such as improving infrastructure, increasing access to healthcare, and creating more job opportunities for locals. In addition to this, the town has made efforts to increase accessibility for citizens by providing online voting tools and other resources. Overall, Effingham's politics are vibrant and encourage civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 29541 (Effingham, SC) is leaning conservative.
Florence County, SC is leaning conservative. In Florence County, SC 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Florence county remained narrowly Republican, 50.6% to 48.3%.
Florence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29541 (Effingham, SC) is leaning conservative.
Effingham, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Florence County, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Florence Metro Area is leaning 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.
Effingham, 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 29541 (Effingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $2,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $10,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)