29481 Smoaks, SC is a small town in South Carolina that has seen a lot of growth over the years. The local politics are directed by a small group of individuals who are focused on enacting policies that benefit the community as a whole. Over the past few years, the town has implemented programs to improve infrastructure, education, and public safety. These initiatives have been well received by residents and have led to increased economic activity. While no specific local political candidates are currently running for office, there is still an active political climate. Civic engagement is encouraged through town meetings where residents can share their opinions on current issues and shape the direction of their town.
The political climate in Zip 29481 (Smoaks, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Colleton County, SC 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colleton county remained moderately Republican, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Colleton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29481 (Smoaks, SC) is somewhat conservative.
Smoaks, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Colleton County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Smoaks, South Carolina: r r d d 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 29481 (Smoaks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)