The small town of Baldwin, GA is located in the north-central region of the state. The community has a rich history, stretching back to the late 1800s when it was first settled. Though it is relatively small and rural, Baldwin has an important political landscape that shapes its future. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to vote for members of the Baldwin City Council and Mayor. This elected body acts as a representative for all Baldwin citizens and helps set priorities for the city’s development and growth plans. Additionally, Baldwin is part of Georgia's 10th congressional district, electing a Representative to represent their interests in Washington D.C. Every four years, locals also have the opportunity to vote in state and national elections such as Governor or President of the United States. Through these elections, residents of Baldwin can influence political issues affecting the whole nation. It is therefore essential for citizens of Baldwin to be informed about local and national politics so they can make educated decisions when voting in elections that will shape their future.
The political climate in Baldwin, GA is moderately conservative.
Habersham County, GA is very conservative. In Habersham County, GA 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Habersham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.4%.
Habersham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baldwin, GA is moderately conservative.
Habersham County, Georgia is very 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.
Baldwin, 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 Baldwin, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $9,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 404 contributions totaling $91,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)