Williston, SC, is a small town with a population of approximately 2,400. Located in Barnwell County, it is home to many local businesses and organizations that contribute to the sense of community that Williston residents enjoy. Politically, Williston is represented at the local level by the Town Council which meets regularly to discuss important issues related to community development and growth. The Town Council's focus on fiscal responsibility and delivering quality services have earned them the respect of the citizens of Williston. On the regional level, Williston is part of South Carolina's District 66 which sends representatives to Columbia for legislative sessions and votes on important matters concerning citizens in this region. Locally elected officials from this district work with their constituents to ensure they are informed about their rights and responsibilities as members of society.
The political climate in Zip 29853 (Williston, SC) is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, SC is leaning conservative. In Barnwell County, SC 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.7%.
Barnwell county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 29853 (Williston, SC) is leaning conservative.
Williston, South Carolina is leaning conservative.
Barnwell County, South Carolina is leaning 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.
Williston, 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 29853 (Williston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $6,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)