Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a coastal city known for its vibrant beaches and tourism industry. The politics in this region of 29575 are largely shaped by the needs and desires of its year-round residents, business owners, and seasonal visitors alike. This thriving community is represented by the Mayor Brenda Bethune on the Myrtle Beach City Council as well as four other members elected from local districts. Together, they work to create policies that will benefit all stakeholders in this thriving community. From budgeting with local businesses to investments in education for youth, these leaders strive to make Myrtle Beach an attractive place to live and visit. Additionally, the city council works closely with local organizations to ensure that efforts are being made to preserve the area's beauty while continuing to develop a sustainable economy.
The political climate in Zip 29575 (Myrtle Beach, SC) is moderately conservative.
Horry County, SC is very conservative. In Horry County, SC 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Horry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.9%.
Horry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29575 (Myrtle Beach, SC) is moderately conservative.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Horry County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area is strongly 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.
Myrtle Beach, 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 29575 (Myrtle Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 459 contributions totaling $15,953 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 333 contributions totaling $193,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $582 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)