The politics of Tallapoosa, GA are as diverse and vibrant as the community itself. The Mayor of Tallapoosa is Joe Johnson, who has been in office for 8 years. He has worked with the city council to improve the quality of life for local residents through initiatives like a new library, bike paths, and public parks. Additionally, there are several local political candidates running for election this year in Tallapoosa. These candidates include Jen Robinson, who is running on a platform of higher wages and better working conditions; Alex Carter, who is focusing on improving infrastructure; and John Miller, who wants to increase educational opportunities for the area’s youth. All of these candidates are committed to making Tallapoosa an even more exciting place to live than it already is.
The political climate in Tallapoosa, GA is strongly conservative.
Haralson County, GA is very conservative. In Haralson County, GA 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haralson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.5% to 12.6%.
Haralson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tallapoosa, GA is strongly conservative.
Haralson 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.
Tallapoosa, 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 Tallapoosa, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $8,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)