Bishop, Georgia is a small city located in the southern part of the state. It has a long history of being politically active with many residents who are passionate about their local politics. The city is represented at both the local and state level by elected officials who work to ensure that the voice of Bishop’s citizens is heard. These representatives strive to make sure that all voices are respected and listened to in order to effectively represent their constituents. Bishop’s political landscape is primarily comprised of two major political parties, though there are smaller factions throughout the city as well. During election season, residents can be seen engaging in meaningful discourse about their favorite candidates or current events making politics an important part of life in Bishop, GA.
The political climate in Bishop, GA is strongly conservative.
Oconee County, GA is very conservative. In Oconee County, GA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.4%.
Oconee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bishop, GA is strongly conservative.
Oconee County, Georgia is very conservative.
Athens-Clarke County Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bishop, 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 Bishop, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $5,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $43,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)