Butts, GA County is a bustling area with a lively political atmosphere. Located in South Georgia, it is home to many passionate citizens who are eager to have their voices heard. The county has a long history of political involvement and participation at the local level. All levels of government have representation in the county, with elected officials from the mayor and city council up to the state legislature. This allows for citizens to make their opinions known on issues that affect them directly. Each election brings exciting new candidates that bring fresh new ideas and approaches to local issues like economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements and education reform. People of all ages and backgrounds come together in Butts county to share their views on current topics. Whether it be through attending town hall meetings or voting on ballot initiatives, Butts county residents are passionate about having a say in how they are governed.
The political climate in Butts County, GA is very conservative.
In Butts County, GA 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butts county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.8%.
Butts county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butts County, GA 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.
Butts, 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 Butts County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $4,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 369 contributions totaling $56,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)