Wilkes County, GA is a rural county located in the north-central part of the state. It has a rich history and is known for its robust agricultural industry. The county seat is Washington, GA, and it is home to a number of small towns and communities. Politically, Wilkes County is represented by three members of the Georgia House of Representatives, one member of the Georgia Senate, and one member of the US Congress. All representatives are Republicans and serve on committees related to agriculture, energy, transportation, education, public safety, health care, poverty prevention and more. Despite being heavily Republican politically, Wilkes County still enjoys a vibrant community where citizens actively participate in local politics. The local elections typically feature numerous candidates from both parties vying for positions in local government. Though they may differ on policy and ideology at times, all candidates aim to represent their constituents with dignity and respect.
The political climate in Wilkes County, GA is somewhat conservative.
In Wilkes County, GA 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkes county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 42.9%.
Wilkes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilkes County, GA is somewhat 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.
Wilkes, 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 Wilkes County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $2,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)