Thomaston, Georgia is a small town in Upson County known for its friendly community and strong sense of togetherness. The town has a rich history of political engagement that dates back to the early days of the state's founding. Residents of Thomaston take their political involvement seriously, and there are many active organizations that work to keep their local government accountable and informed. In terms of local politics, Thomaston City Council is responsible for making decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, recreation activities, and more. Each council member serves a four year term and elections are held every two years. There are also several committees that serve as advisory bodies to the Council. These committees focus on specific areas such as housing, zoning, planning and budgeting. Local residents have always been passionate about protecting their interests in Thomaston's government and continue to voice their opinions whenever they can.
The political climate in Thomaston, GA is somewhat conservative.
Upson County, GA is very conservative. In Upson County, GA 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 32.6%.
Upson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomaston, GA is somewhat conservative.
Upson County, Georgia is very conservative.
Thomaston Metro Area 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.
Thomaston, 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 Thomaston, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $46,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $123,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)