Hilton Head Island, SC is a beautiful, small town located in South Carolina's Beaufort County. The population of the town is 37,099 as of 2019 and it is known for its many tourist attractions such as golf courses, resort resorts, beaches and more. Despite its small size, Hilton Head Island has an active political scene with many local candidates running for office each election cycle. Local candidates come from both major parties as well as nonpartisan organizations in order to provide voters with a variety of choices when making their decision on Election Day. During each election period, political events are held across the island to educate voters on the issues and important decisions facing their community. Through these events, residents can stay informed about local politics and make an educated decision regarding their vote.
The political climate in Zip 29926 (Hilton Head 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 29926 (Hilton Head Island, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Hilton Head 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.
Hilton Head 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 29926 (Hilton Head Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,923 contributions totaling $200,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,122 contributions totaling $328,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)