Brantley County, Georgia is located in southeast Georgia and is part of the Waycross Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county has a long history of involvement in state and local politics. Currently, the county is represented by Republican Congressman Buddy Carter as well as a mostly Republican delegation of State Senators and Representatives. On the local level, Brantley County is governed by a five member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Brantley County GOP, with elections for each individual seat every four years. Furthermore, Brantley County operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted in 1975 that allows for self-governance and decision-making without interference from the state government. This charter was amended in 2013 to give additional powers to county officials and citizens regarding local matters such as economic development and public safety. With its strong local government structure, Brantley County has been able to remain an independent jurisdiction within Georgia despite other counties merging into larger units for more efficient governance.
The political climate in Brantley County, GA is very conservative.
In Brantley County, GA 9.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brantley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.0%.
Brantley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brantley County, GA is very conservative.
Brunswick 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.
Brantley, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Brantley County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)