Cairo, Georgia is a small town located in Grady County. It has a mayor-council form of government that is overseen by the Mayor and six city council members. The local political scene in Cairo is shaped by the city council, which works to provide services and solutions to its citizens. The council has recently taken on initiatives such as improving infrastructure, enhancing public safety, and investing in parks and recreational facilities to improve quality of life for those who live there. Additionally, the council works collaboratively with other local organizations to promote economic development opportunities. With a history of agricultural production and tourism, the City Council takes an active role in creating jobs and promoting events that bring more people to the area. Although there are no local candidates running for office at this time, those who live in Cairo can participate in the political process by attending meetings, voicing their opinions at meetings or during elections, or just staying informed about what’s going on in their community.
The political climate in Cairo, GA is somewhat conservative.
Grady County, GA is strongly conservative. In Grady County, GA 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grady county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 33.8%.
Grady county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cairo, GA is somewhat conservative.
Grady County, Georgia is strongly 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.
Cairo, 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 Cairo, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $7,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $12,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)