The Dalton, GA Metro Area is an interesting and diverse region with plenty of political activity. There are numerous local government organizations that represent the citizens in the area. These include several city councils, school boards, county commissions, and other elected officials. Each of these groups helps to ensure that residents have their voices heard and their needs met when it comes to making important decisions about the direction of the community. Additionally, there are regular elections for a variety of positions in the various government bodies throughout the Metro Area, allowing individuals to cast their vote for candidates they feel will best represent their interests. The diversity of opinions among voters leads to a vibrant atmosphere of political discourse that can be seen throughout town halls and public forums across the region.
The political climate in Dalton Metro Area is very conservative.
In Dalton Metro Area 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Dalton metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 25.1%.
The Dalton metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dalton 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.
Dalton, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dalton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,139 contributions totaling $59,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 951 contributions totaling $1,152,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)