Morganton, GA is a small city with a population of about 6,000 people located in Fannin County. While the city has no local mayor or council members, it is still very much involved in politics. The citizens of Morganton are passionate about their political views and often take part in regional and state elections to make their voices heard. In recent years, many locals have become increasingly engaged in the political process and are actively following the current debates concerning local and national issues. From town hall meetings to rallies outside the courthouse, Morganton is becoming more politically active than ever before. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed on who the local political candidates are so they can make an educated decision when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Morganton, GA is strongly conservative.
Fannin County, GA is very conservative. In Fannin County, GA 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fannin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 17.3%.
Fannin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morganton, GA is strongly conservative.
Fannin 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.
Morganton, 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 Morganton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $5,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)