Ochlocknee, GA is a small rural town located in Thomas County. It has a close-knit community that is highly involved in politics. The local government is run by the Thomas County Board of Commissioners which consists of five members, who are elected by the citizens of Ochlocknee every four years. The board oversees all county matters and makes decisions related to economic development, infrastructure, and public safety. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, Ochlocknee also elects a mayor and several city council members. These elected officials work together to pass laws that reflect the values held by the citizens of Ochlocknee. Local elections are important for residents as it is their chance to choose the politicians who will represent them and their interests. Residents participate eagerly in debates, rallies, and other activities related to local politics in order to actively shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Ochlocknee, GA is moderately conservative.
Thomas County, GA is moderately conservative. In Thomas County, GA 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained very strongly Republican, 59.3% to 39.8%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ochlocknee, GA is moderately conservative.
Thomas County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Thomasville Metro Area 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.
Ochlocknee, 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 Ochlocknee, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $5,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)