Covington, Georgia is a town of about 13,500 people located in Newton County. The political climate in this small Southern city is one of respectful debate and collaboration among citizens. The City Council meets regularly to discuss important issues affecting the city and its residents, such as budget allocations, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and community development projects. Covington offers a range of services that are designed to benefit all residents, such as health programs and resources for families in need. All citizens are encouraged to get involved in the local political process by attending meetings or voting during elections. Covington has a number of qualified candidates who are running for various positions in the upcoming election and all residents have an opportunity to learn more about them through their campaigns.
The political climate in Covington, GA is somewhat liberal.
Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Newton County, GA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 44.0%.
Newton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Covington, GA is somewhat liberal.
Newton County, Georgia is somewhat 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.
Covington, Georgia: R R d d 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 Covington, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 917 contributions totaling $47,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $76,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)