Newington, GA is a small city located in the southwestern portion of Georgia. The city is known for its peaceful and welcoming atmosphere, as well as its variety of outdoor activities available to visitors. While Newington does not have its own local government, it is part of the larger Camden County government system and is therefore subject to county laws and regulations. Camden County elects various representatives for different offices at the state and federal levels, including members of both Democratic and Republican parties. In recent years, local elections have been heavily contested as citizens strive to make their voices heard on important issues that affect their lives such as education reform and economic development initiatives. With a population of just over 4,000 people, it's no wonder why Newington residents take an active role in making sure their city's interests are represented within the larger county political landscape.
The political climate in Newington, GA is somewhat conservative.
Screven County, GA is moderately conservative. In Screven County, GA 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Screven county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 40.1%.
Screven county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newington, GA is somewhat conservative.
Screven County, Georgia is moderately 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.
Newington, 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 Newington, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)