Floyd, GA County is a small county located in Northern Georgia. It has a long and rich history of politics both at the local and state levels. Local politics in Floyd, GA County are mainly dominated by the Republican party despite its small size. The county has been represented by several Republican politicians over the years in both City Council and County Commission races. Notable figures include current Commissioner Toby Carter and former Mayor Virgil Skipper. Many of these officials have actively promoted conservative values in Floyd, GA County, championing fiscal responsibility, limited government intervention, and free-market solutions to many of the area's problems. Despite its location in a predominantly Republican state, Floyd has seen a rise in Democratic voter registrations over the past few years as progressive voices attempt to make their mark on the local political landscape.
The political climate in Floyd County, GA is very conservative.
In Floyd County, GA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.8%.
Floyd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Floyd County, GA is very conservative.
Rome 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.
Floyd, 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 Floyd County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 996 contributions totaling $62,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,196 contributions totaling $375,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)