The small town of New Ellenton, SC is a quiet community located in the Aiken County area. With a population of only 2,000 people, it is one of the smaller cities in the region. Despite its small size, New Ellenton has a vibrant political culture. The town is home to several local political organizations and candidates dedicated to instilling positive change in the city. Multiple campaigns are ongoing at any given time that focus on issues such as public safety, education reform, and economic prosperity for all citizens. Many residents make their voices heard through town hall meetings and volunteer efforts such as canvassing for candidates. Regardless of which party affiliation they support, New Ellenton residents come together with the common goal of making their city better.
The political climate in Zip 29809 (New Ellenton, SC) is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29809 (New Ellenton, SC) is moderately conservative.
New Ellenton, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County 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.
New Ellenton, 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 29809 (New Ellenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $9,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)