Forsyth, Georgia is situated in Monroe County and is known for its vibrant community culture. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government with the current mayor, Landon Farrar, leading the charge. The council members are elected by Forsyth residents every four years and they work together to ensure that the town’s needs are met. One of their major responsibilities is to identify and implement programs or projects that will benefit the citizens of Forsyth. These initiatives can range from building new infrastructure projects such as parks and roads, to providing services like public safety and health care support. They also play a large role in creating an environment that encourages economic growth while still maintaining the historic charm of Forsyth.
The political climate in Forsyth, GA is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, GA is very conservative. In Monroe County, GA 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 28.1%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forsyth, GA is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Georgia is very conservative.
Macon-Bibb County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Forsyth, 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 Forsyth, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 498 contributions totaling $13,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $31,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)