Oakwood, GA is a small city located in Hall County. The city is known for its charming downtown area and its close-knit community atmosphere. Despite its size, Oakwood boasts a vibrant political scene due to the active engagement of its citizens. Residents of the town are vocal advocates for their beliefs, whether it be on national issues or local ones. There is no shortage of debates in city council meetings and energetic political rallies taking place throughout the year. In addition, residents are well-informed about local elections as several candidates are often vying for office. In these elections, townspeople come out to cast their ballots for those who will best represent their interests and values. Issues like infrastructure spending, public safety, and environmental protection are consistently discussed with citizens having a say in how resources should be allocated. All of this activity only serves to further strengthen the political culture of Oakwood which remains an important part of life in this small but impactful town.
The political climate in Oakwood, GA is moderately conservative.
Hall County, GA is very conservative. In Hall County, GA 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.6%.
Hall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakwood, GA is moderately conservative.
Hall County, Georgia is very conservative.
Gainesville 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.
Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,075 contributions totaling $173,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,893 contributions totaling $468,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)