Sheldon, SC is a small town located in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. Although it has a population of less than 1,000 people, Sheldon is an important part of the local political landscape. The town is run by a mayor and four council members who are elected by the community every four years. All of these officials work together to keep Sheldon running smoothly and ensure that it remains a vibrant hub for the surrounding area. In addition to the elected officials, Sheldon residents can get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings and voting in local elections. By engaging in their local politics, Sheldon residents can make sure their voices are heard and their interests are represented in city-level decisions.
The political climate in Zip 29941 (Sheldon, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Beaufort County, SC 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaufort county remained moderately Republican, 54.4% to 44.4%.
Beaufort county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29941 (Sheldon, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Sheldon, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sheldon, 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 29941 (Sheldon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $12,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $44,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)