Hartwell, GA is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is located near the Chattahoochee National Forest and has been home to generations of families, many of whom have called Hartwell their home for generations. In terms of local politics, Hartwell is part of Georgia's 10th Congressional District which is represented by Republican Congressman Doug Collins. All legislative powers are vested in the Georgia State Legislature consisting of two chambers; the Senate and the House of Representatives. Hartwell falls within Georgia's 28th Senatorial District and its 149th House District both represented by Republicans. The city also elects a mayor and four city council members every four years to serve as a governing body for local issues. Residents often participate in elections hosted by their local government to choose officials that represent their interests at the state level.
The political climate in Hartwell, GA is moderately conservative.
Hart County, GA is very conservative. In Hart County, GA 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.8%.
Hart county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartwell, GA is moderately conservative.
Hart 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.
Hartwell, 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 Hartwell, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $35,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $52,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)