Rossville, Georgia is a small town located in Walker County. It is primarily a residential area with very few businesses. The political environment in Rossville is largely influenced by state and national politics. At the state level, Rossville falls under the jurisdiction of the Georgia State Senate and House of Representatives. Local elections are held for positions such as Mayor, City Councilmembers and other city-level officials. In recent years, local candidates have campaigned on issues such as economic growth, infrastructure improvements and public safety. Currently, there are several initiatives to improve Rossville's standing within the county and attract more business development to the area. At the national level, Rossville residents vote for US representatives who will fight for their rights and interests in Congress. With local citizens dedicated to improving their community through political involvement, Rossville continues to be an integral part of Walker County's success.
The political climate in Rossville, GA is moderately conservative.
Walker County, GA is very conservative. In Walker County, GA 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 19.6%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rossville, GA is moderately conservative.
Walker County, Georgia is very conservative.
Chattanooga Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rossville, 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 Rossville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $25,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $27,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)