Elberton, GA is a small town located in 30635 and is closely connected to the local politics of the area. The city is served by the Elbert County Commission, which consists of five members elected from districts throughout the county. The commission has full authority to pass laws, levy taxes, borrow money, and set policy for the betterment of the community. Additionally, Elberton citizens are represented in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate by members from nearby counties who are all elected through a popular vote. All citizens have an opportunity to make their voice heard at local polling stations during elections. The city also has representatives on the Elbert County Board of Education who serve multiple year terms and help shape educational policy for students living within the district boundaries. All these official positions help ensure that Elberton remains a safe place to call home and continue to progress into the future.
The political climate in Zip 30635 (Elberton, GA) is strongly 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
Zip 30635 (Elberton, GA) is strongly conservative.
Elberton, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Elbert County, Georgia is very conservative.
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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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 30635 (Elberton)
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)