The politics in Clarke County, GA are steeped in history and tradition. Its political landscape is marked by a long standing commitment to civic engagement and a deep sense of community spirit. Locally elected officials serve their constituents through the county government, the school board, local municipal governments, and other special boards and commissions. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in voter turnout with many residents taking part in elections for city council members, county commissioners, and even state-level offices. Residents of Clarke County have also participated in initiatives such as farmers markets and local business development projects to drive economic growth throughout the area. All of these efforts have been a testament to the people’s commitment to making positive changes that benefit their communities.
The political climate in Clarke County, GA is very liberal.
In Clarke County, GA 70.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.1% to 28.1%.
Clarke county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarke County, GA is very liberal.
Athens-Clarke County Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Clarke, Georgia: D D D D D D
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 Clarke County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,839 contributions totaling $786,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,363 contributions totaling $569,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)