Alston, GA is a small town located in the southeastern region of the United States. The area is known for its warm climate and vibrant culture. While Alston does not have an active political scene, it has a strong sense of community and civic engagement. Residents often come together to discuss local issues and are passionate about making decisions that best serve the town and its people. Local organizations such as The Alston Civic League play an important role in connecting citizens to their local representatives and encouraging participation in the political process. Residents can also get involved by voting in elections or attending public meetings to express their opinions on how to improve their city. By supporting civic engagement, Alston is continuing to strengthen its democratic foundations and shape a better future for its citizens.
The political climate in Alston, GA is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, GA is very conservative. In Montgomery County, GA 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 24.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alston, GA is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Georgia is very conservative.
Vidalia 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.
Alston, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alston, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)