Blairsville, Georgia is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has a rich history and a close-knit community atmosphere. The town is home to many locally owned businesses and is known for its quaint downtown area with unique shops and restaurants. While the population of Blairsville is relatively small compared to larger cities in Georgia, it still plays an important role in local politics. Many candidates have run for office within Blairsville over the years, and local residents have always been eager to take part in the democratic process. The city council often works hard on issues related to health care, economic development, education reform, and public safety. There are also various political clubs that regularly meet to discuss current events and their impact on the Blairsville community. Residents of Blairsville are proud of their political heritage and continue to engage in meaningful conversations about how best to serve their city.
The political climate in Blairsville, GA is strongly conservative.
Union County, GA is very conservative. In Union County, GA 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 18.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blairsville, GA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Georgia 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.
Blairsville, 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 Blairsville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,364 contributions totaling $38,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $32,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)