Metter, Georgia is a small town located in Candler County. Although the town has a relatively small population of just over 3,000 people, it is an important part of the local political landscape. The town's government takes pride in its work to ensure that Metter remains a safe and thriving community for its residents. Local representation on boards and organizations such as the Candler County Board of Education and the City Council are filled by candidates from both parties, who hold different views but ultimately strive towards the same goal: making Metter a better place for its citizens. Elections in Metter are often hotly contested, as many citizens take their civic responsibility seriously and want to ensure that their voices are heard in local government decisions. As such, Metter is an active participant in the democratic process throughout Georgia and beyond.
The political climate in Metter, GA is moderately conservative.
Candler County, GA is very conservative. In Candler County, GA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Candler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 28.6%.
Candler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Metter, GA is moderately conservative.
Candler 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.
Metter, 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 Metter, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $5,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $10,966 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)