Cohutta, Georgia is a small rural town with a population of just over 500 people. Its politics are closely tied to those of the surrounding areas, with the majority of residents voting for local and state candidates who share their values and beliefs. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six council members. Residents take part in the political process through various means such as voting in local elections, attending public forums and meetings held by the mayor and council members, and spreading awareness about local issues through social media and other communication avenues. The town also has several active civic organizations that help to keep citizens up-to-date on important matters such as education, health care, transportation, tax rates and more. Despite its small size, Cohutta is an active participant in the political arena, working hard to ensure that its voice is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Cohutta, GA is strongly conservative.
Whitfield County, GA is very conservative. In Whitfield County, GA 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 29.0%.
Whitfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cohutta, GA is strongly conservative.
Whitfield County, Georgia is very conservative.
Dalton 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.
Cohutta, 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 Cohutta, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)