The politics in Thunderbolt, GA are vibrant and diverse. The city is governed by an elected mayor and a city council that are responsible for creating laws to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. Elections are held every two years to elect officials for these positions. Candidates come from all walks of life, and the debates can get quite heated at times. In addition to local government, Thunderbolt also has representation in state and federal offices as well. Residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard through voting in these elections, allowing them to have a direct influence in the direction of their community.
The political climate in Thunderbolt, GA is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, GA is moderately liberal. In Chatham County, GA 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.9%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thunderbolt, GA is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Savannah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Thunderbolt, Georgia: r d D D D D
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 Thunderbolt, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,239 contributions totaling $111,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 689 contributions totaling $387,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $562 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)