West Point, Georgia is a small city located in Troup County. It has a population of around 3,500 people and is known for its historical sites, small-town charm, and local community events. In regards to politics, West Point is represented by representatives from both major parties in the state legislature. The current representatives are Republicans Chuck Efstration and Earl Ehrhart who serve in the Georgia House of Representatives and Republican Matt Gurtler who represents West Point in the Georgia Senate. On the local level, West Point residents have elected Mayor Steve Tramell to lead their city government. Mayor Tramell takes great pride in keeping West Point safe while promoting economic development within the community. With their representatives at all levels of government, West Point residents can be sure that their voices will be heard when it comes to important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in West Point, GA is somewhat conservative.
Troup County, GA is moderately conservative. In Troup County, GA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Troup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 38.5%.
Troup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, GA is somewhat conservative.
Troup County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
West Point, 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 West Point, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $13,898 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 866 contributions totaling $319,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)