Walnut Grove, GA is a small rural town located in western Georgia. The town has an active and involved local government that works to ensure the best possible outcomes for its citizens. Local politics are important to the people of Walnut Grove, as the decisions made affect their everyday lives. Town meetings are regularly held to discuss a variety of issues, from budgetary matters to ordinances regulating businesses. Residents often come together at these meetings to voice their opinions and concerns on matters that impact them. Additionally, members of the town council meet regularly with local business owners and other community members to ensure economic growth and development in the area. Elections for mayor, council members, and other positions are also held every few years and allow residents to have an influence on who will be leading their city.
The political climate in Walnut Grove, GA is very conservative.
Walton County, GA is very conservative. In Walton County, GA 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.8%.
Walton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut Grove, GA is very conservative.
Walton 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 986 contributions totaling $39,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 796 contributions totaling $142,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)