Dawson County, GA is a vibrant community with many different political views. As the county seat, Dawson has a strong presence in local and state politics. The county takes pride in being home to several elected officials at the state level, including senators and representatives who are committed to working for their constituents. Local elections also take place regularly, with candidates vying for a spot on the Board of Commissioners and other positions that serve the citizens of Dawson County. With an active citizenry, public forums and debates provide opportunities for residents to become informed voters and make an impact on the outcome of local elections. The people of Dawson County strive to ensure that their voices are heard loud and clear by those in government office.
The political climate in Dawson County, GA is very conservative.
In Dawson County, GA 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.5%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawson 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.
Dawson, 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 Dawson County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 331 contributions totaling $17,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 559 contributions totaling $95,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)