Bartow County, located in Georgia, is a vibrant community. Politically, it leans conservative as the majority of voters are registered Republicans. Local elections are often competitive and hotly contested, as candidates strive to represent the diverse needs and interests of the county's population. In recent years, several local issues have been at the forefront of campaigns such as economic development, education reform, public safety and environmental protection. Election turnout has remained strong with many residents actively participating in the political process. It has been an exciting time for Bartow County politics and there is no doubt that the upcoming election will bring more passionate debates about important issues that impact all members of the community.
The political climate in Bartow County, GA is very conservative.
In Bartow County, GA 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bartow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.9%.
Bartow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bartow 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.
Bartow, 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 Bartow County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $41,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,003 contributions totaling $247,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)