Bulloch County, Georgia is a county located in the southeastern corner of the state. It is largely rural, with a population of over 70,000 people according to the 2020 United States Census. The county seat is Statesboro and its largest city is Brooklet. Politically, Bulloch County leans conservative. It has traditionally been Republican-leaning in presidential elections; however, in 2020 Democrat Joe Biden was the first Democratic candidate to win the county since 1976. Local politics focus on issues that are important to Bulloch County residents, such as public safety, education and economic development. Bulloch County's government works to ensure its citizens have access to quality services and infrastructure by providing necessary funding for projects such as road improvements and expanding public transportation options. Additionally, local officials work closely with state representatives to advocate for legislation that benefits Bulloch County residents. This includes measures related to healthcare access, affordable housing initiatives and business development incentives.
The political climate in Bulloch County, GA is moderately conservative.
In Bulloch County, GA 37.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bulloch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.1% to 37.4%.
Bulloch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bulloch County, GA is moderately conservative.
Statesboro Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bulloch, 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 Bulloch County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 995 contributions totaling $125,281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 528 contributions totaling $120,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)