Tunnel Hill, Georgia is a small but vibrant community located in northwest Georgia. The politics of Tunnel Hill are not as prominent as some larger cities in the area, however they are still an important part of the city's culture. The City Council consists of Mayor David Glover and four council members, each representing their district within the city. Elections are held every two years to decide who will represent Tunnel Hill in government affairs. These elections typically have low turnouts because many citizens are not aware of the local candidates or do not feel comfortable voting for someone they have never met. However, these elections help to ensure that the citizens of Tunnel Hill have a say in how their city is run. Public forums and debates also help to inform citizens about their city government and its policies. Through this engagement, citizens can become informed about local political issues and make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Tunnel Hill, GA is strongly conservative.
Whitfield County, GA is very conservative. In Whitfield County, GA 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 29.0%.
Whitfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tunnel Hill, GA is strongly conservative.
Whitfield County, Georgia is very conservative.
Dalton 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.
Tunnel Hill, 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 Tunnel Hill, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 295 contributions totaling $7,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $20,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $411 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)