Braselton, GA is a small town located in northeast Georgia close to the South Carolina border. Politically, the town leans conservative but has elected representatives from both major political parties. At the local level, voters elect a mayor and five city council members to serve four-year terms. Braselton has a strong community spirit and seeks to create a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for its residents while still addressing issues that may arise within the city limits. Residents actively participate in debates around local issues like zoning, tax increases, and public safety and have been successful in pushing for positive changes in their community. The city also works closely with neighboring cities to ensure the best outcomes for all involved.
The political climate in Braselton, GA is leaning conservative.
Gwinnett County, GA is moderately liberal. In Gwinnett County, GA 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gwinnett county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 40.2%.
Gwinnett county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Braselton, GA is leaning conservative.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
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.
Braselton, Georgia: R R R r 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 Braselton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,557 contributions totaling $215,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,703 contributions totaling $964,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)