Mount Airy, GA is a small town located in the northeast corner of Georgia. It is home to a diverse political landscape with representation from a variety of local parties and candidates. The mayor of Mount Airy is an independent who was elected in 2018, while the town council consists of five members; two Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent member. Local politics in Mount Airy are largely focused on improving infrastructure, investing in education, and working to create more economic opportunities for the citizens of the town. Candidates from all political backgrounds have come together to work toward common goals for the betterment of the community. Elections are typically contested between multiple candidates, making each election cycle very competitive and interesting. All elections are closely monitored by civic groups and organizations that advocate for voter education and fair representation across party lines.
The political climate in Mount Airy, GA is strongly conservative.
Habersham County, GA is very conservative. In Habersham County, GA 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Habersham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.4%.
Habersham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Airy, GA is strongly conservative.
Habersham County, Georgia is very conservative.
Cornelia Metro Area 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.
Mount Airy, 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 Mount Airy, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $5,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $17,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)