Vidalia, Georgia is a small town located in Toombs County that has a rich political history. As a community, Vidalia is committed to the representation of its residents through local government and elections. Every election cycle, citizens have the right to vote for their local candidates who are running for office. These candidates represent the voices of the people and strive to make decisions based on their constituents’ wants and needs. The city council consists of five members who each serve two year terms. In addition, there are several boards and commissions elected to manage different areas such as utilities, public safety, and parks and recreation. The mayor also serves as the spokesperson for the city government as well as representing Vidalia's interests in state and national politics. These politicians together create a strong system of governance that protects the people of Vidalia by ensuring that their best interests are being considered when making important decisions.
The political climate in Vidalia, GA is moderately conservative.
Toombs County, GA is very conservative. In Toombs County, GA 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Toombs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.9%.
Toombs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vidalia, GA is moderately conservative.
Toombs County, Georgia is very conservative.
Vidalia 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.
Vidalia, 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 Vidalia, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $12,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $165,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)