Mount Vernon, Georgia is a small town situated in Montgomery county. Despite its size, the politics of Mount Vernon are quite important and relevant to the citizens of the town. The city is served by a mayor, four council members, and a city manager who work together to ensure that the needs and wants of residents are met. These elected officials make sure that infrastructure and public services are maintained and improved. Additionally, they strive to provide opportunities for local businesses to thrive as well as create new jobs for citizens. Community engagement is also encouraged through regular meetings between elected officials and citizens so that ideas can be exchanged and discussed. Ultimately, these efforts help make sure Mount Vernon remains a safe and prosperous town for years to come.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, GA is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, GA is very conservative. In Montgomery County, GA 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 24.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, GA is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, Georgia is very conservative.
Vidalia 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 Vernon, 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 Vernon, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)