Martin, GA is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. Despite its size, there is a vibrant local political scene in Martin. Local citizens take part in the political process by electing representatives who make decisions for their community. Every two years, residents of Martin come together to decide who will represent them on the city council and other local political offices. Candidates from both major parties often compete for these positions and work hard to show their constituents why they should be trusted with making important decisions that affect the lives of all citizens in the area. The election cycles are often heated and passionate debates between candidates can be heard throughout the town as people express their views on how to improve their community. Martin’s focused attention on local politics ensures that important decisions affecting everyday life are made with input from its residents.
The political climate in Martin, GA is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, GA is very conservative. In Stephens County, GA 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 20.1%.
Stephens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martin, GA is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, Georgia 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.
Martin, 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 Martin, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $3,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)