Berlin, Georgia is a small town located in south-central Georgia about an hour outside of Macon. As the county seat of Taylor County, Berlin has a strong political presence in the region. The city government consists of five members from the mayor to the council members and is responsible for creating laws and ensuring their enforcement. The mayor has veto power over any ordinance passed by the council, with a two-thirds majority needed to override any veto. Each member serves a four-year term and elections are held every two years on the second Tuesday of November.
Local politics in Berlin focus on issues such as improving public infrastructure, providing quality education, and increasing economic development opportunities for citizens. Community involvement is highly encouraged and residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics through attending meetings, voting in local elections, and running for office if they so choose. Overall, locals value their ability to have their voices heard through local politics and take pride in being able to make a difference within their own community.
The political climate in Berlin, GA is very conservative.
Colquitt County, GA is very conservative. In Colquitt County, GA 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colquitt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 26.0%.
Colquitt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berlin, GA is very conservative.
Colquitt County, Georgia is very conservative.
Moultrie 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.
Berlin, 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 Berlin, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $18,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)