Fort Valley, Georgia is an up-and-coming city in Middle Georgia that is home to a diverse population of around 8,500 people. It has a long history of being politically engaged and active in local and regional issues. Despite its small size, Fort Valley has a number of elected officials that represent its citizens. Among them are Mayor Barbara Williams, who was first elected in 2017; City Council members Donnie Lewis Jr., Jerry Hightower Sr., Darryl Shropshire Jr., and Willie Blount; and Mayor Pro Tempore Dennis Edwards. Each official brings their unique style and perspective to the table to help create progressive policies for the betterment of the city. The city's governing body works closely with numerous community organizations and other stakeholders to provide essential services while promoting economic growth. With so much diversity within the city, everyone is able to have their voices heard and contribute to making Fort Valley an even better place to live for current and future generations.
The political climate in Fort Valley, GA is leaning liberal.
Peach County, GA is leaning conservative. In Peach County, GA 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peach county remained Republican, 51.8% to 47.2%.
Peach county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Valley, GA is leaning liberal.
Peach County, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Warner Robins Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fort Valley, Georgia: d r d d 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 Fort Valley, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 656 contributions totaling $33,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 373 contributions totaling $59,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)