Dalton, Georgia is a city located in Whitfield County and it is known for its unique culture and outdoor activities. The politics in Dalton are reflective of the larger trend in the state of Georgia, with conservative Republican candidates dominating local elections. Recent elections have seen a number of prominent Republicans hold office, including former US Senator Johnny Isakson who served from 2005-2019 and current Governor Brian Kemp. The local government consists of a Mayor and City Council that are responsible for making decisions about the day-to-day operations of the city such as infrastructure, public services, economic development, and public safety. The Mayor is elected every four years while the members of the City Council are elected to serve two year terms. Currently there is an effort to focus on encouraging economic growth and investment in Dalton through initiatives such as tax incentives for businesses that create jobs or expanding on existing infrastructure projects like roads and sewers. Local residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard by engaging with public forums hosted by their representatives or voting during municipal elections each year.
The political climate in Dalton, GA is somewhat 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
Dalton, GA is somewhat 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.
Dalton, 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 Dalton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,088 contributions totaling $64,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,043 contributions totaling $1,469,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)