Manchester, GA is a small city in central Georgia located about 90 miles south of Atlanta. The city has a long history of political involvement, dating back to the early 19th century when it served as the county seat for Meriwether County. Over the years, Manchester has seen its share of political battles as different candidates from local and state levels have vied for office. In recent years, elections have been dominated by Republican candidates with an occasional Democratic challenger making waves. Many of these positions are filled by individuals who are well-known and respected within the community, and who have deep roots in Manchester's history. Despite the national partisan politics that often dominates news headlines, here in Manchester it remains important for residents to pay attention to local elections and stay informed on what their representatives are doing at all levels of government.
The political climate in Manchester, GA is leaning conservative.
Meriwether County, GA is moderately conservative. In Meriwether County, GA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meriwether county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 39.4%.
Meriwether county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manchester, GA is leaning conservative.
Meriwether County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manchester, Georgia: d 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 Manchester, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $2,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $11,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)