Cherokee County, Georgia is home to a diverse population of over 225,000 people. As the county continues to grow so does its political landscape. In recent years, the county has seen new candidates join the ranks of local politics in order to better serve their constituents. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and have unique perspectives on how best to address issues facing Cherokee County residents. Aside from local elections of mayors and council members, Cherokee County also takes part in larger state-wide races such as for governor or U.S. President. While there are incredibly important decisions that can be made at these levels, it is ultimately up to the citizens of Cherokee County to decide who will represent them in office and make decisions that best suit their needs.
The political climate in Cherokee County, GA is very conservative.
In Cherokee County, GA 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.5%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cherokee 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.
Cherokee, 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 Cherokee County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,906 contributions totaling $247,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,430 contributions totaling $775,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)