The politics in 29842 Beech Island, South Carolina are guided by the local government. The city is overseen by a Mayor and City Council who work together to ensure that the city's laws and regulations are followed. As such, Beech Island is a welcoming place to live with plenty of activities for residents to enjoy. The town has numerous parks and recreational facilities, a vibrant downtown area with shopping and dining opportunities, and access to the nearby Aiken County Airport. There is also easy access to Augusta, Georgia and other metropolitan areas allowing its citizens to take advantage of all the amenities that come along with city living. The elected officials work hard to make sure the needs of their constituents are met while also providing services that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Zip 29842 (Beech Island, SC) is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, SC is moderately conservative. In Aiken County, SC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aiken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Aiken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29842 (Beech Island, SC) is moderately conservative.
Beech Island, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Aiken County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Beech Island, 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 29842 (Beech Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $7,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)