The politics in Summerville, GA are a reflection of the growing population and changing demographics in the city. Summerville has seen an influx of new residents from around the country as well as locally-based political candidates who are vying for office. The local political landscape is competitive and ever-changing, but several prominent members of the community have been actively participating for years. These candidates have worked to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard and that their interests are addressed. They have developed platforms to address issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, and economic development. With a diverse range of opinions represented by candidates across both major parties, the future of Summerville’s politics is certain to be an exciting one!
The political climate in Summerville, GA is moderately conservative.
Chattooga County, GA is very conservative. In Chattooga County, GA 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chattooga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.4%.
Chattooga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summerville, GA is moderately conservative.
Chattooga County, Georgia is very conservative.
Summerville Metro Area 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.
Summerville, 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 Summerville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $22,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $81,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)