Ben Hill, GA County is a small community in the southeastern region of Georgia. It is a rural area with an estimated population of only 2,500 people. Politically speaking, Ben Hill is represented by the state legislature and various local government officials. The most prominent political figure in Ben Hill is Republican Congressman Buddy Carter who was elected to Congress in 2014. Carter's office works to ensure that the needs of all constituents are met and he has been praised for his leadership on issues such as health care reform, agriculture and veterans affairs. Additionally, a number of local candidates have run for office in Ben Hill including Bill Lloyd for State Senate District 8 and Mike Glisson for County Commissioner District 1. Both men are dedicated to providing beneficial services to their constituents while focusing on important issues such as economic growth and infrastructure improvements. In general, politics in Ben Hill can be characterized as a relatively moderate representation of Republicans and Democrats working together for the betterment of the community.
The political climate in Ben Hill County, GA is strongly conservative.
In Ben Hill County, GA 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ben Hill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 36.5%.
Ben Hill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ben Hill County, GA is strongly conservative.
Fitzgerald Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Ben Hill, 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 Ben Hill County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $34,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $45,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)