Griffin, Georgia is a small city located in Spalding County in the Southern part of the United States. It is known for its historical sites and charming downtown area. The politics of Griffin, Georgia are run mainly by local government officials such as the mayor, council members, and representatives. These individuals have been elected to their positions by the voters of Griffin who are passionate about their community and strive to make it the best place to live possible. The city works closely with state legislators to ensure that Griffin has access to resources needed for economic growth and development. On any given day, you can find citizens gathering to discuss important issues that affect their lives and how they can work together to improve their town. With an engaged citizenry, Griffin has seen significant progress in many areas including education, health care, public safety, infrastructure, and more.
The political climate in Griffin, GA is leaning conservative.
Spalding County, GA is moderately conservative. In Spalding County, GA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spalding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 39.1%.
Spalding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Griffin, GA is leaning conservative.
Spalding 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.
Griffin, 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 Griffin, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 894 contributions totaling $65,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 929 contributions totaling $207,289 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)