The politics of Bloomingdale, GA are centered around the goal of providing a safe and prosperous community for its residents. The town is governed by a mayor and council who work together to address the issues facing their citizens. The council is composed of five members elected to serve four-year terms. There are several local political action groups in the area that look out for the interests of their respective constituents. Elections take place every two years, with candidates campaigning on a platform of economic development, public safety, and social services. Beyond local government, many Bloomingdale residents stay informed about national politics and participate in civic engagement activities such as attending board meetings or writing letters to elected officials. Residents also work together on volunteer projects such as beautifying parks or organizing charity drives. By working together, Bloomingdale's strong sense of civic pride ensures that both the town and its people continue to thrive.
The political climate in Bloomingdale, GA is leaning liberal.
Chatham County, GA is moderately liberal. In Chatham County, GA 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.9%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bloomingdale, GA is leaning liberal.
Chatham County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Savannah Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Georgia is leaning liberal.
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.
Bloomingdale, Georgia: r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bloomingdale, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 481 contributions totaling $42,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,742 contributions totaling $667,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)