Calhoun, Georgia is a small town located in the foothills of northwest Georgia. It has a strong sense of community and has been known for its close-knit relationships with its citizens. The local politics of Calhoun focus on creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and appreciated. The town takes pride in its ability to maintain low taxes and provide quality services to its citizens. Local politicians are dedicated to ensuring public safety, economic prosperity, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. They strive to ensure that Calhoun remains a great place to live by creating an atmosphere of respect, openness, collaboration, and mutual understanding between elected officials and the citizens they represent.
The political climate in Calhoun, GA is moderately conservative.
Gordon County, GA is very conservative. In Gordon County, GA 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gordon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.2%.
Gordon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun, GA is moderately conservative.
Gordon County, Georgia is very conservative.
Calhoun Metro Area 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.
Calhoun, 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 Calhoun, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 874 contributions totaling $63,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,117 contributions totaling $453,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)