Heard County, GA is a county located in the northwest portion of the state. It is home to several small towns and rural areas, providing its residents with a quiet and peaceful lifestyle. Politics in Heard County have traditionally been dominated by conservative values, though there has been some growth in progressive ideals in recent years. The local government consists of an elected board of commissioners that are responsible for enacting ordinances and making decisions that affect the county as a whole. There are numerous local political candidates vying for office each election cycle, but many campaigns tend to focus on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and education reform. In addition to these important topics, the residents of Heard County also take part in debates about health care access, environmental protection efforts, and more.
The political climate in Heard County, GA is very conservative.
In Heard County, GA 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Heard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 15.3%.
Heard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heard 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.
Heard, 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 Heard County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $7,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)