Marion County, GA is an area steeped in political history. It is an area that has seen many changes over the years, including a shift in the political landscape. The county is made up of several small municipalities and towns which have traditionally leaned Democratic in their voting tendencies. In recent years, the county has also seen more of a swing towards Republican candidates and causes, particularly in areas such as education and social issues. The current local political landscape is comprised of representatives from both major parties, with four Republicans currently sitting on the Board of Commissioners. They are joined by two Democrats, each representing different areas of the county. Additionally, there are other local offices held by various members of both major parties throughout Marion County, all working to ensure that their constituents’ interests are represented at the local level.
The political climate in Marion County, GA is strongly conservative.
In Marion County, GA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 36.2%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, GA is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Marion, 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 Marion County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)