Rincon, GA is a small city located in Effingham County in the southeastern part of the state. Although the city has a small population, it still plays an important role in local politics. Rincon’s mayor and representatives on the City Council are elected by voters every four years. Several candidates run for office each election cycle, all vying to represent their constituents and make changes in the community that will benefit all Rincon residents. The current City Council is made up of five members who meet regularly to plan initiatives and discuss proposals that will improve everyday life in Rincon. Many of their efforts focus on creating jobs for local citizens, investing in infrastructure projects, and improving public parks and recreational facilities. Additionally, they advocate for constituent services like police protection, street lighting, garbage collection, fire prevention programs, and other essential services. Rincon residents have a voice at the local level by participating in local elections and attending meetings to express their views about current political issues that impact them directly.
The political climate in Rincon, GA is strongly conservative.
Effingham County, GA is very conservative. In Effingham County, GA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Effingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.4%.
Effingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rincon, GA is strongly conservative.
Effingham County, Georgia is very conservative.
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.
Rincon, 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 Rincon, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $5,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $14,764 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)