Waleska, GA is a small town located in Cherokee County in Georgia, with a population of about 1,500 people. The local government is run by a mayor and five city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Each election cycle brings new faces to the political scene as voters choose who will represent their interests. Local politics in Waleska focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and quality-of-life initiatives. These elected officials strive to ensure that the needs of all residents of Waleska are met while maintaining fiscal responsibility. They also work closely with neighboring cities and counties to foster regional growth and prosperity. By working together, they can build stronger communities and create a better future for Waleska's citizens.
The political climate in Waleska, GA is very conservative.
Cherokee County, GA is very conservative. In Cherokee County, GA 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.5%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waleska, GA is very conservative.
Cherokee 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.
Waleska, 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 Waleska, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $13,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $19,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)