The politics in Pulaski, GA are greatly affected by the local government. Although the population of the city is relatively small, Pulaski citizens have a strong voice when it comes to their political opinions. The City Council of Pulaski consists of five elected representatives from five wards who meet each month to discuss and vote on matters related to the city. Each year, candidates for mayor and councilmembers put forward their platforms and beliefs in order to win the support of local voters. These offices are accompanied by other positions such as City Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor/Collector, Police Chief, Fire Chief and Town Attorney. All these positions play an important role in helping shape the future of Pulaski through their involvement in public policy decisions.
The political climate in Pulaski, 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
Pulaski, 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.
Pulaski, 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 Pulaski, 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 35 contributions totaling $11,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)