Carlton, GA is a small town located in the northeast part of Georgia. It is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, Carlton has an active political life, with many citizens taking an interest in local politics. The town has an elected mayor and city council members who are responsible for setting policy on matters including zoning regulations, public works, and budgets. Local elections are held every two years and can attract significant participation from the town's residents. While there is no one particular issue that dominates the political discourse in Carlton, there is a clear focus on maintaining the traditional values that make up the character of this small town while striving to improve upon them for a better future.
The political climate in Carlton, GA is strongly conservative.
Madison County, GA is very conservative. In Madison County, GA 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.8%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlton, GA is strongly conservative.
Madison County, Georgia is very conservative.
Athens-Clarke County Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Carlton, 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 Carlton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)