The small town of 29036 Chapin, SC is governed by a mayor and a town council. All local political decisions are made by its elected officials who represent the interests of the citizens. The town is filled with a diverse set of citizens, all eager to take part in their local politics to ensure that every voice is heard. Residents of 29036 Chapin, SC have plenty of opportunities to get involved in their local politics by attending town council meetings or voting in elections for mayors and council members. Community involvement plays an important role in keeping the community vibrant and united in its commitment to bettering the lives of all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 29036 (Chapin, SC) is strongly conservative.
Lexington County, SC is strongly conservative. In Lexington County, SC 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.1%.
Lexington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29036 (Chapin, SC) is strongly conservative.
Chapin, South Carolina is strongly conservative.
Lexington County, South Carolina is strongly 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.
Chapin, 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 29036 (Chapin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 286 contributions totaling $33,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 852 contributions totaling $128,914 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)