The politics in Waycross, Georgia are based on local government and revolve around the decision-making and activities of the City Council. Made up of five members including the Mayor, elected for four-year terms by the residents of Waycross, the City Council is responsible for enacting ordinances, setting policy goals, and approving an annual budget. The Mayor also serves as Chief Executive Officer overseeing all operations of the city. While there are no current local political candidates in Waycross, citizens interested in running for office have the opportunity to do so during election years. Through their active involvement in local politics and elections, citizens of Waycross can ensure that their needs are addressed and their voices heard.
The political climate in Waycross, GA is somewhat conservative.
Ware County, GA is very conservative. In Ware County, GA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 29.4%.
Ware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waycross, GA is somewhat conservative.
Ware County, Georgia is very conservative.
Waycross 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.
Waycross, 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 Waycross, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $34,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 484 contributions totaling $127,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)