Gay, GA is a small town located in Meriwether County in the state of Georgia. It is known for its history of agricultural production and thriving community spirit. The local politics of Gay, GA are overseen by the mayor and city council, who are the primary decision makers in regards to policy and legislation within the city. The Mayor and City Council work together to ensure that the residents of Gay have access to resources that promote their health, safety, and overall well-being. They also strive to maintain a high quality of life by providing essential services such as water, sewer, solid waste disposal/recycling collection, park systems maintenance and development, and public safety. Additionally, they oversee aspects such as zoning regulations and code enforcement so that all areas of Gay remain safe and attractive.
The political climate in Gay, GA is moderately conservative.
Meriwether County, GA is moderately conservative. In Meriwether County, GA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meriwether county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 39.4%.
Meriwether county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gay, GA is moderately conservative.
Meriwether County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
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.
Gay, Georgia: d 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 Gay, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $4,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)