Trenton, GA is a small city located in the state of Georgia. It has a population of approximately 4500 people and is known for its southern charm and hospitality. In terms of politics, Trenton has a Mayor-Council system of government which consists of five members including the mayor. The mayor is elected to a four year term with the council members being elected to three year terms. As with other towns and cities in Georgia, the local elections are nonpartisan and the political candidates running for office must focus their campaigns on issues related to the community they seek to serve. Despite not having prominent party affiliations or platforms associated with them, these candidates still strive to provide Trenton residents with responsible leadership and sound policies that will help foster economic development while maintaining its distinct small town atmosphere.
The political climate in Trenton, GA is strongly conservative.
Dade County, GA is very conservative. In Dade County, GA 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 16.9%.
Dade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton, GA is strongly conservative.
Dade 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,418 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $23,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)