Hancock County, located in central Georgia, is a small rural county with a population of just under 10,000 residents. Politically, the county has traditionally been a strongly Republican area with deep conservative roots. Over the years, local politicians have focused on issues such as education and economic development in order to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the county. As of late, local candidates have begun to focus on environmental issues such as water conservation and air quality. The hope is that by investing in these important issues residents can continue to enjoy strong economic growth while also ensuring a better quality of life for future generations.
The political climate in Hancock County, GA is very liberal.
In Hancock County, GA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 27.8%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hancock County, GA is very liberal.
Milledgeville 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.
Hancock, Georgia: D 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 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 Hancock County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $8,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)