Elberton, Georgia is a small town located in the northeast region of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community, which is evident in its local politics. Elberton has two main political parties; the Democratic Party and Republican Party. Both parties have candidates for Mayor and City Council positions that work to promote their respective party's interests within the city. The candidates strive to foster an environment where everyone can come together to affect positive change.They also focus on addressing important local issues such as economic growth, public safety, and environmental concerns. In addition to these two major political parties, Elberton also features candidates from third-party organizations that bring an alternative perspective to governance. All of the candidates aim to represent Elberton鈥檚 citizens and make decisions that are beneficial for all residents of the city.
The political climate in Elberton, GA is somewhat conservative.
Elbert County, GA is very conservative. In Elbert County, GA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.4%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elberton, GA is somewhat conservative.
Elbert County, Georgia is very 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.
Elberton, 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 Elberton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $4,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $15,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)