29686 Tamassee, SC is an unincorporated town located in the northeastern part of Oconee County. It is a relatively small community with no elected officials or local government. While there are no local political candidates, residents are encouraged to stay informed on issues that affect the region and the state as a whole. Issues like education, health care, infrastructure and economic development are all important topics that can have an impact on life in 29686 Tamassee, SC. As citizens of Oconee County and South Carolina, residents of 29686 Tamassee should stay aware of political conversations occurring at the county and state level to better understand how their lives may be impacted by decisions made in the halls of government.
The political climate in Zip 29686 (Tamassee, SC) is very conservative.
Oconee County, SC is very conservative. In Oconee County, SC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29686 (Tamassee, SC) is very conservative.
Tamassee, South Carolina is very conservative.
Oconee County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Seneca Metro Area is very 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.
Tamassee, 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 29686 (Tamassee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)