Waco, GA is a small town in central Georgia with a population of about 2,000. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government, which consists of five council members and the mayor. The current mayor is Booker W. Tompkins, who was elected in 2018 and was reelected for a second term in 2020. The city council meets regularly to discuss various issues that affect the community.
Political issues in Waco include economic development and infrastructure improvements, as well as local budgeting and taxation. The city works diligently to ensure that it meets the needs of its residents by investing in public projects such as road repairs, installing sidewalks and streetlights, and providing quality services such as police protection and fire safety. Furthermore, the city council has launched initiatives such as providing free WiFi throughout the town center to encourage businesses to move there and create jobs for local inhabitants. With the support of the local community, Waco is continuing to develop into a thriving town with plenty to offer its residents.
The political climate in Waco, 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
Waco, 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.
Waco, 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 Waco, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,509 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $32,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)