Elbert County, GA is located in northeast Georgia and has a population of just over 18,000 people. It is the home to many small towns and rural communities that all come together to form the Elbert County political landscape. Elbert County has a long tradition of local politics and government, with many candidates running for office each election season. The county board of commissioners is responsible for representing the interests of residents, while the sheriff's department works to maintain public safety. Additionally, representatives from the state legislature often visit Elbert County in order to ensure that local voices are heard in the halls of power. All residents of Elbert County should stay informed about who their local political candidates are in order to make sure they can be part of the decision-making process that shapes their community.
The political climate in Elbert County, GA is very conservative.
In Elbert County, GA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.4%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elbert 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.
Elbert, 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 Elbert County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $5,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $20,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)