Hahira, Georgia is a small town in Lowndes county with a population of nearly 2,000 people. Although it is small, it has an active local political scene. The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners is composed of five members who are responsible for setting and implementing laws and policies that affect everyday life in the city. Each member serves a four-year term and must be re-elected to remain in office. In addition, Hahira also has its own mayor, who is elected every four years by the citizens of the city. The current mayor is Ronald Daley, who was elected in 2020. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues pertaining to the town's development and progress. All decisions made on behalf of the city must be approved by the council before they become official policy. It is important for all citizens of Hahira to stay informed about their local government and political activities so that they can have an active role in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Hahira, GA is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Lowndes County, GA 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.4%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hahira, GA is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Valdosta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hahira, 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 Hahira, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $2,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $22,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)