The small town of Helen, GA is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and is known for its alpine-style architecture, quaint shops, and Bavarian charm. It has become a popular tourist destination in Georgia due to its unique atmosphere. Despite being a relatively small city, Helen still has plenty of political activity. The city is represented in the Georgia General Assembly by District 33 Senator Steve Gooch and District 9 Representative Matt Gurtler. At the local level, Helen elects its own Mayor and City Council members every four years. These elected officials decide on important matters such as zoning regulations, city budgets, public safety strategies, and more. The citizens of Helen also get to choose which candidates they want to represent them on an annual basis through elections held each November. Political discourse in Helen is always lively as folks from all different backgrounds come together to discuss their views on how decisions made at all levels of government affect their lives.
The political climate in Helen, GA is strongly conservative.
White County, GA is very conservative. In White County, GA 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.4% to 16.3%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helen, GA is strongly conservative.
White County, Georgia 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.
Helen, 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 Helen, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 296 contributions totaling $19,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $16,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)