Meigs, Georgia is a small city located in Thomas County with a population of approximately 500 people. While politics have not been an issue of importance for the people living in Meigs, there are currently two local political candidates vying for positions within the city council. These candidates are seeking to represent the interests of their fellow citizens by advocating for improvements in infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Residents of Meigs can expect to see more involvement from their local government officials when it comes to voicing their concerns on important issues within the community. With the dedication of these two candidates, they will be able to ensure that Meigs鈥檚 citizens get the attention and presence that they deserve from their elected representatives.
The political climate in Meigs, GA is somewhat 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
Meigs, GA is somewhat conservative.
Thomas County, Georgia 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.
Meigs, 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 Meigs, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $5,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)