Rutledge, GA is a small town located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The politics in Rutledge are mainly conservative-leaning with Republican candidates favored by local residents. However, there is still a commitment to civility and openness as all candidates are given a fair chance to speak their minds and present their ideas during local political campaigns. Additionally, Rutledge is home to many organizations and initiatives that encourage civil discourse between citizens regardless of their political leanings. This active and engaged citizenry ensures that all voices can be heard within the community, making sure that the best interests of everyone living in Rutledge are taken into account when it comes to making decisions on local policies.
The political climate in Rutledge, GA is very conservative.
Morgan County, GA is very conservative. In Morgan County, GA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.6%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutledge, GA is very conservative.
Morgan County, Georgia is very conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Rutledge, 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 Rutledge, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $9,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)