Oconee County, located in the northeast part of Georgia, is a vibrant community with a strong local political atmosphere. The county's residents are actively engaged in their government and take great pride in their representation. Local elections are held regularly, with various candidates from different political parties vying for office. Oconee County has several members of the Georgia State Senate representing them at the state level as well as numerous representatives on the local level such as city council members and school board members. Recent initiatives have included issues related to education, healthcare, economic development and public safety. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on local politics through word-of-mouth or by attending meetings and rallies hosted by local politicians. Through these efforts, Oconee County remains an active participant in the democratic process and an important part of Georgia's government.
The political climate in Oconee County, GA is very conservative.
In Oconee County, GA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.4%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oconee County, GA is very conservative.
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.
Oconee, 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 Oconee County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,714 contributions totaling $135,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 826 contributions totaling $416,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $504 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)