Port Wentworth, GA is a vibrant and growing city in Chatham County. As the population continues to increase, interest in local politics has grown as well. The City Council of Port Wentworth is made up of seven members who are elected by the citizens of the city. They are responsible for setting the budget and making decisions on how funds will be allocated throughout the city. Local residents can attend City Council meetings to provide input on important issues such as zoning regulations or public safety. The city also holds regular elections which allow citizens to vote for their preferred candidates for various positions such as mayor, ward representatives, and school board members. All residents should take an active role in local politics by attending meetings and voting in upcoming elections to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Port Wentworth, GA is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, GA is moderately liberal. In Chatham County, GA 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.9%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Wentworth, GA is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Savannah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Port Wentworth, Georgia: r d D D D D
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 Port Wentworth, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 320 contributions totaling $26,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 866 contributions totaling $340,019 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)