Elko, GA is a small town located in the Southwestern part of Georgia with an estimated population of 1,180 people. This community is served by a nonpartisan mayor and five council members who are responsible for upholding local laws and regulations. The mayor and council members are elected by the residents in an at-large election every four years. The political climate in Elko is largely conservative, with candidates typically running on platforms related to traditional Southern values such as religious freedom and low taxes. Although many citizens agree on these issues, debates occasionally arise about how to effectively manage the town鈥檚 resources. The town strives to maintain a strong sense of community while still upholding its traditions and values, making it an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 31025 (Elko, GA) is moderately conservative.
Houston County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, GA 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.5% to 43.1%.
Houston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31025 (Elko, GA) is moderately conservative.
Elko, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Warner Robins Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Elko, 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 31025 (Elko)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)