Shannon, Georgia is a small city located in Troup County and is home to a diverse and vibrant population. The politics of Shannon are represented by a city council composed of five members who are elected through nonpartisan elections. The council works together to come up with solutions that best benefit the citizens of Shannon as well as visitors to the area. The city also has various other important political positions such as the mayor and numerous appointed boards and commissions. These appointed officials play an important role in keeping the city running smoothly and providing good services to residents and visitors alike. Overall, Shannon is a great place to live with plenty of opportunities for its citizens to get involved in local politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Shannon, GA is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, GA is very conservative. In Floyd County, GA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.8%.
Floyd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shannon, GA is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, Georgia is very conservative.
Rome 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.
Shannon, 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 Shannon, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 552 contributions totaling $32,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 555 contributions totaling $252,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)