Dawson, GA is a small city located in South Georgia that is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride. Politically, the city has a vibrant landscape with many different views and voices. An elected mayor holds executive powers within the government, and there are also five council members who represent the interests of citizens from each district within the city. Many local candidates have come forth to run for office, presenting their ideas on how they can make Dawson an even better place to live. Community involvement in politics is highly encouraged as it allows citizens to actively participate in shaping their future.
The political climate in Dawson, GA is somewhat liberal.
Terrell County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Terrell County, GA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Terrell county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 45.4%.
Terrell county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawson, GA is somewhat liberal.
Terrell County, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Albany 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.
Dawson, Georgia: d d D D d d
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 Dawson, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $9,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)