Wilmington Island, GA is a small community located in Chatham County. It is home to a diverse population of families, businesses, and recreational activities. Despite its size, Wilmington Island has an active political climate with various local candidates vying for office every election cycle. All candidates are committed to the betterment of Wilmington Island and strive to make it a better place for everyone who lives there. They work together, regardless of party affiliation, to ensure that the needs of the citizens are being met and that their opinions are being heard at the local level. From advocating for increased public safety measures to working towards more equitable education opportunities for all students – Wilmington Island’s political leaders are dedicated to improving the quality of life within the community.
The political climate in Wilmington Island, GA is leaning liberal.
Chatham County, GA is moderately liberal. In Chatham County, GA 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.9%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmington Island, GA is leaning liberal.
Chatham County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Savannah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wilmington Island, Georgia: r d D D D D
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 Wilmington Island, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,571 contributions totaling $76,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 578 contributions totaling $337,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $584 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)