The town of Coolidge, GA is an idyllic small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite its seemingly sleepy atmosphere, the town is alive with political activity. Coolidge has a strong local government that is composed of a mayor, council members, and other appointed positions such as those in charge of public safety and public works. Each year, local elections are held in which citizens of Coolidge choose their elected officials and cast their votes for important decisions influencing the community. While Coolidge does not have its own representatives at the state or national level, many citizens stay informed about larger issues in politics and often attend rallies or protests to voice their opinions on larger-scale matters. All in all, though it may seem quiet at first glance, politics within the town of Coolidge remain an integral part of life for many citizens.
The political climate in Coolidge, GA is moderately conservative.
Thomas County, GA is moderately conservative. In Thomas County, GA 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained very strongly Republican, 59.3% to 39.8%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coolidge, GA is moderately conservative.
Thomas County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Thomasville Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Coolidge, Georgia: 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 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 Coolidge, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $992 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)