Bainbridge, GA has a rich history of political engagement and activism in the local community. The city is home to a variety of elected officials at the state and local level, who work together to serve their constituents. Local issues are often discussed amongst the leadership and citizens alike, as everyone works together to ensure that Bainbridge remains a vibrant city with a bright future ahead. From the Mayor’s office to the City Council, representatives make decisions based on what is best for their constituents. Additionally, there are many organizations that strive to engage voters in the political process and encourage participation from all members of the community. Through these efforts, Bainbridge strives to create an equitable environment where all voices can be heard and respected.
The political climate in Bainbridge, GA is leaning conservative.
Decatur County, GA is moderately conservative. In Decatur County, GA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 41.1%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bainbridge, GA is leaning conservative.
Decatur County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Bainbridge Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bainbridge, 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 Bainbridge, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 675 contributions totaling $35,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $71,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)