Westminster, SC is a small town located in the western part of South Carolina. Politically, it leans heavily towards the Republican party and local elections often draw high voter turnout. Local politics in Westminster often revolve around issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education. In recent years, there has been a focus on improving public services and making the community more attractive to businesses. Recent efforts have seen the completion of several major projects, such as the refurbishment of public buildings and parks, as well as investments in infrastructure to improve quality of life in the area. Local politicians are often actively engaged in listening to their constituents and working together to find solutions to problems faced by residents in the 29693 zip code area.
The political climate in Zip 29693 (Westminster, SC) is very conservative.
Oconee County, SC is very conservative. In Oconee County, SC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29693 (Westminster, SC) is very conservative.
Westminster, South Carolina is very conservative.
Oconee County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Seneca Metro Area is very 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.
Westminster, 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 29693 (Westminster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 236 contributions totaling $9,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $13,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)