The politics in 29477 Saint George, SC are largely influenced by the local government. The town is represented in the South Carolina House of Representatives by Josiah Magnuson and in the South Carolina Senate by Greg Hembree. Both representatives strive to provide their constituents with the best possible state representation. Local government decisions, such as funding for public services, infrastructure projects, and support for small businesses within 29477 Saint George, SC have an impact on how the town operates and grows. In addition to those decisions, citizens of 29477 Saint George also have a choice to make when it comes to picking their representatives in local elections. They can choose from a wide range of candidates that promise to bring positive change to their community.
The political climate in Zip 29477 (Saint George, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29477 (Saint George, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Saint George, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Saint George, 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 29477 (Saint George)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $10,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)