Bowdon, GA is a small town located in south-western Georgia. It is home to a diverse population with a variety of backgrounds and cultures. The local politics of Bowdon are centered around the town council, which consists of five members elected by the residents every four years. These five members make up the legislative and executive body of the city government and are responsible for drafting local laws, making budget decisions, and taking care of civic affairs in the city. Each year, Bowdon residents get to choose who they want to be their representatives on the council, as well as vote on important issues that affect their lives. Local elections are held every two years with candidates running for mayor, city council positions, school board seats, and other offices. Residents can get involved in politics through attending meetings and forums or by volunteering their time on campaigns or volunteer organizations. By doing so, they can help shape the future of Bowdon by supporting candidates who have their best interests in mind.
The political climate in Bowdon, GA is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, GA is very conservative. In Carroll County, GA 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bowdon, GA is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, Georgia is very conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bowdon, 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 Bowdon, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $9,738 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)