The politics in Gordon, GA are centered around issues that affect the citizens of this small town on a daily basis. Local leaders are focused on providing good quality services to their constituents and making sure that each citizen is given access to resources they need to thrive. From advocating for better roads and infrastructure, to ensuring access to health care and education, the local political candidates in Gordon have been taking a proactive approach towards helping the citizens within the community. The current council members have worked together to create tax incentives for businesses looking to open up shop in Gordon and lower taxes for homeowners. They also strive to ensure that all members of the community have access to resources like public transportation, waste management services, and clean water. With a commitment to improving the quality of life in Gordon, local politicians continue to work hard for their constituents.
The political climate in Gordon, GA is leaning conservative.
Wilkinson County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Wilkinson County, GA 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkinson county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.5%.
Wilkinson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gordon, GA is leaning conservative.
Wilkinson County, Georgia is somewhat 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.
Gordon, 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 Gordon, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)