The politics in 29108 Newberry, SC are a vital part of the community. The town is located in Newberry County and is represented on the county council by four members. All four members are elected to serve 2-year or 4-year terms. Each member works to ensure that the best interests of all citizens in the county are taken into account. Elections for these positions take place every two years with both local and national candidates vying for their respective spots on the council. The county also elects a sheriff, coroner, and treasurer who work directly with local government to maintain order and provide essential services to the community. Although candidates do not have to live in 29108 specifically, many residents take pride in having had an impact on their local government by voting for those who align with their beliefs and values.
The political climate in Zip 29108 (Newberry, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Newberry County, SC is moderately conservative. In Newberry County, SC 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newberry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.3%.
Newberry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29108 (Newberry, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Newberry, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Newberry County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Newberry Metro Area is moderately 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.
Newberry, 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 29108 (Newberry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $41,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $17,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)