Oglethorpe, GA is a small town in central Georgia that is known for its active political involvement. Locals take part in city council meetings to ensure that their voices are heard and the needs of their community are met. The Oglethorpe City Council works together to make decisions on important issues such as taxes, housing, infrastructure, and public safety. They also work to bring about positive changes within the community by creating new initiatives and programs that benefit the local population. Additionally, Oglethorpe residents are encouraged to participate in local elections by voting for their favorite political candidates. By doing so, they can help make sure that the people they believe are best suited for office are elected into positions of power. Together, this helps ensure that all aspects of government remain accountable and transparent to the citizens of Oglethorpe.
The political climate in Oglethorpe, GA is somewhat liberal.
Macon County, GA is moderately liberal. In Macon County, GA 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 38.2%.
Macon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oglethorpe, GA is somewhat liberal.
Macon County, Georgia 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.
Oglethorpe, Georgia: D D D D D D
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 Oglethorpe, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)