The politics in Glenwood, GA is an important part of the community. While there are no local political candidates running for office, the city has various committees and boards that are actively involved in making decisions on behalf of the city. These committees and boards include the Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission, Zoning Board, and Environmental Advisory Commission. The City Council is responsible for overseeing all these governmental functions and making sure that any changes being made to Glenwood are beneficial for its citizens. With a population of approximately 4,000 people, Glenwood is small enough to maintain a close-knit sense of community while still having access to many resources found in larger cities. Residents can get involved by attending city council meetings or joining their local groups to make sure their voice is heard on important issues.
The political climate in Glenwood, GA is moderately conservative.
Wheeler County, GA is very conservative. In Wheeler County, GA 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wheeler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 30.2%.
Wheeler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glenwood, GA is moderately conservative.
Wheeler 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.
Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, 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 15 contributions totaling $4,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)