Whitesburg, GA is located in Carroll County and is home to a small-town population of around 3,321 people. The city has a diverse political climate that reflects the views of its citizens. Local elections typically have multiple candidates running for office, providing residents with a range of options when it comes to who will represent them at the local, state, and national levels. In recent years, Whitesburg’s politics have become increasingly polarized as citizens debate important local issues such as taxes, education, and infrastructure projects. Many residents are active in their community and attend town meetings to discuss these topics in greater detail. Political engagement is encouraged by local organizations that seek to provide education on important civic matters and make sure citizens are informed about the political landscape of Whitesburg.
The political climate in Whitesburg, GA is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, GA is very conservative. In Carroll County, GA 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitesburg, GA is strongly conservative.
Carroll 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.
Whitesburg, 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 Whitesburg, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $3,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $103,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $966 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)