In 29448 Harleyville, SC, politics are a major part of the city's culture. The city is served by the Dorchester County Council which works to ensure local laws and ordinances are implemented and enforced. Local elections are held every two years for members of the council who represent the residents of Harleyville. These elected officials work hard to ensure that all citizens have equal access to resources and services offered in their community. Additionally, the Mayor and City Council serve as a voice for constituents when dealing with larger issues such as state or national legislation. Residents in Harleyville take great pride in their local government and feel empowered to make sure their voices are heard through on-going civic engagement efforts.
The political climate in Zip 29448 (Harleyville, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29448 (Harleyville, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Harleyville, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston 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.
Harleyville, 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 29448 (Harleyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)