Bethune, SC (29009) is a small town located in Kershaw County. It is a tight-knit community filled with hard-working citizens who are passionate about making their town the best it can be. Though Bethune has no local political candidates elected to office, the people of Bethune take an active role in decisions affecting their community. Regular meetings are held of local government and other stakeholders to discuss issues such as infrastructure, budgeting, and public safety. Residents also participate in countywide elections to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues at the state and national level. Despite its small size, Bethune plays an important role in politics throughout South Carolina.
The political climate in Zip 29009 (Bethune, SC) is moderately conservative.
Kershaw County, SC is moderately conservative. In Kershaw County, SC 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kershaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Kershaw county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29009 (Bethune, SC) is moderately conservative.
Bethune, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kershaw County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Columbia 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.
Bethune, 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 29009 (Bethune)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)