Sparta, Georgia is a small town located in Hancock County in the state of Georgia. Its population is estimated to be around 2,500 people. Despite its size, Sparta is home to a vibrant political climate. The town is governed by a mayor-council system and actively participates in elections held for local, state and federal representatives and senators. In recent years, citizens of Sparta have mobilized to support candidates who advocate for their interests as well as those of the surrounding community. Local political events are often organized to help inform voters on current issues and candidates’ positions on them. Additionally, many organizations and clubs have formed in the area to further engage citizens in political discourse and activism. Overall, politics are highly important to the residents of Sparta with many continuing to strive for better representation that reflects their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Sparta, GA is strongly liberal.
Hancock County, GA is very liberal. In Hancock County, GA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 27.8%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sparta, GA is strongly liberal.
Hancock County, Georgia is very liberal.
Milledgeville 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.
Sparta, Georgia: D 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 Sparta, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $8,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)