29016 Blythewood, SC is a small town located in the Midlands region of South Carolina. Within 29016 live a variety of people from different backgrounds and lifestyles, each one adding to the unique culture within the community. Politically speaking, 29016 Blythewood is home to many passionate activists and citizens who are deeply invested in their community. From local initiatives to national policies, residents come together to discuss and debate issues that affect them all. The candidates representing 29016 Blythewood in government vary from year to year, but what remains constant is the commitment of its citizens to engage in meaningful dialogue and work together towards a common goal of bettering their community through policymaking.
The political climate in Zip 29016 (Blythewood, SC) is moderately liberal.
Richland County, SC is very liberal. In Richland County, SC 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 30.1%.
Richland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29016 (Blythewood, SC) is moderately liberal.
Blythewood, South Carolina is moderately liberal.
Richland County, South Carolina is very liberal.
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.
Blythewood, 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 29016 (Blythewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $48,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $55,808 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)