Putnam County, Georgia is situated in the western part of the state and is known for its beautiful rural landscape. The county has a total area of just over 400 square miles and is home to around 20,000 residents. Despite its small population, Putnam County has an active local politics scene. Every two years, citizens have the opportunity to elect representatives from the area to serve as their voice at the state level. Additionally, there are several county-level offices that are filled by elections every four years. In these elections, voters have the chance to select leaders who will work hard to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. On the national level, Putnam County is part of Georgia's 10th Congressional District; it is currently represented by Jody Hice in the U.S. House of Representatives. All in all, Putnam County is an active political player within Georgia and beyond.
The political climate in Putnam County, GA is very conservative.
In Putnam County, GA 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 29.1%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Putnam County, GA is very conservative.
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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.
Putnam, 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 Putnam County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $19,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $81,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)