Troup County, Georgia is home to a diverse population of people who are actively engaged in the county's political landscape. In Troup County, the mayor and city council serve as the chief governing body. Through their elected representatives, citizens are able to weigh in on important policy decisions that will affect their community. The county also hosts several state and federal representatives who manage matters related to public education, infrastructure, and other aspects of day-to-day life within the region. Additionally, there are a number of local advocacy groups which regularly engage with all levels of government in order to ensure that their views are heard and respected. With so many political players involved, Troup County offers a vibrant arena in which citizens can make their voices heard and shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Troup County, GA is moderately conservative.
In Troup County, GA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Troup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 38.5%.
Troup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troup County, GA is moderately conservative.
LaGrange 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.
Troup, 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 Troup County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $19,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 858 contributions totaling $314,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)