Politics in Jesup, GA are generally centered around civic engagement and community-based initiatives. The city council is responsible for passing local ordinances, managing the budget, and setting tax rates. Community members have a say in their local government through Town Hall meetings, which give residents an opportunity to publicly discuss current issues and propose ideas for improvement. Other local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce also play a role in working with the City Council on economic development initiatives. Local candidates come from all walks of life and strive to represent their constituents’ best interests while striving for progress in Jesup. Ultimately, politics in Jesup revolve around creating an environment of growth and collaboration within the town while maintaining a strong sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Jesup, GA is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, GA is very conservative. In Wayne County, GA 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jesup, GA is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, Georgia is very conservative.
Jesup Metro Area 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.
Jesup, 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 Jesup, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $13,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $38,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)