Martin, SC 29836 is a small rural area located in southeastern South Carolina. Although it has a relatively low population, it is home to many civic-minded citizens who actively participate in local politics. Most of the political activity in Martin revolves around local issues that affect the town's residents. These issues can range from school budget proposals to zoning regulations and other more specific matters that affect the community as a whole. The town is also served by a mayor, town council, and various committees that make decisions on behalf of the community's interests. Locals take great pride in their ability to have their voice heard and are usually very involved when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 29836 (Martin, SC) is strongly liberal.
Allendale County, SC is very liberal. In Allendale County, SC 75.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allendale county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.6% to 23.2%.
Allendale county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29836 (Martin, SC) is strongly liberal.
Martin, South Carolina is strongly liberal.
Allendale County, South Carolina is very liberal.
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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.
Martin, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 29836 (Martin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $15,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)