Richmond County is located in east central Georgia and is home to a variety of political beliefs. It has an active local government responsible for making decisions that affect the citizens of the county. Each year, citizens of Richmond County are encouraged to vote for their local officials, such as the mayor, city council members, and county commissioners. Candidates for these positions must represent the best interests of their constituents, advocating for policies that will strengthen the community and benefit its citizens. Local politics in Richmond County tend to be focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and environmental protection. In addition to these topics, residents are also encouraged to participate in discussions about education funding and social issues affecting their community. Through thoughtful dialogue and action-oriented political decisions, Richmond County can continue to make strides towards a brighter future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Richmond County, GA is very liberal.
In Richmond County, GA 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 30.8%.
Richmond county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmond County, GA is very liberal.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,310 contributions totaling $169,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,736 contributions totaling $568,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)