The politics in 29916 Early Branch, SC are a reflection of the town's identity and values. It is a largely conservative area with close-knit relationships. The Town Council consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens to represent their needs and interests. They keep the town running smoothly and make sure all laws and regulations regarding local businesses, public services, taxes, and other issues are being followed. The Mayor is also elected by the citizens of Early Branch and is responsible for setting policy direction for the Town Council. Local elections tend to be lively affairs with several candidates vying for office each year. Residents take an active interest in their local political scene, as it affects their daily lives more than national events do.
The political climate in Zip 29916 (Early Branch, SC) is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Hampton County, SC 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 42.0%.
Hampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29916 (Early Branch, SC) is leaning liberal.
Early Branch, South Carolina is leaning liberal.
Hampton County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Early Branch, South Carolina: D D D D D D
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 29916 (Early Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)