The Rock, Georgia is a small town located in the middle of the state. It has a population of around 6,500 people and is known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to upholding traditional values. The local politics in The Rock are largely dominated by conservative views, with Republicans holding the majority of elected positions in both the city council and county commission. The town's mayor is also a Republican, and all five members of the city council are Republicans as well. Despite this political landscape, there are still some progressive voices heard in The Rock. Local organizations like Rock Rising are working to increase voter turnout and support candidates regardless of party affiliation. They also advocate for issues such as economic development, affordable housing, environmental protection, and education reform. By bringing together people from all walks of life to solve problems at a local level, they hope to create positive change in The Rock that will ripple outward into the rest of Georgia.
The political climate in The Rock, GA is strongly conservative.
Upson County, GA is very conservative. In Upson County, GA 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 32.6%.
Upson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
The Rock, GA is strongly conservative.
Upson County, Georgia is very conservative.
Thomaston 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.
The 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 The Rock, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $23,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $63,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)