Politics in Talking Rock, GA are shaped by the local government and representatives of the community. The city has a mayor and a five-member City Council who oversee the affairs of the town, as well as several committees and boards like Planning & Zoning, Appeals Board, and Historic Preservation Board. Every four years citizens of Talking Rock elect a new mayor and City Council members to make sure that they are addressing their needs in terms of public services, infrastructure, public safety, budgeting priorities, etc. These elected officials are also responsible for creating ordinances that reflect the values of the community and ensure fair treatment for all residents. Additionally, residents can get involved in their local political scene by attending city council meetings or participating in civic organizations like Citizens Advisory Boards. By actively engaging in these activities, citizens can have an impact on the direction that Talking Rock takes politically.
The political climate in Talking Rock, GA is very conservative.
Pickens County, GA is very conservative. In Pickens County, GA 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Talking Rock, GA is very conservative.
Pickens County, Georgia is very conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area 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.
Talking Rock, 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 Talking Rock, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $18,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $11,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)