Sparks, GA is a small town located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is home to a diverse population of around 2,500 people. While Sparks may be a small town, it has an active political presence. Locals are passionate about their political views and are actively engaged in local campaigns. Voter participation is strong and politics are often discussed among the community members. The elections for mayor and city council have been particularly contested over the past few years as candidates from both major parties battle for control of the city's leadership. Sparks residents take their political decisions seriously, which leads to an atmosphere of debate and discussion that keeps the local government accountable to its constituents.
The political climate in Sparks, GA is moderately conservative.
Cook County, GA is very conservative. In Cook County, GA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 29.3%.
Cook county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sparks, GA is moderately conservative.
Cook 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.
Sparks, 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 Sparks, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $13,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)