Gilmer County, Georgia is located in the North Georgia mountains and was founded in 1832. It has a rich history of political involvement, with a long-standing tradition of strong public engagement. Gilmer County has held many important local elections over the years, including county commissioner, sheriff, tax collector, probate judge and school board members. Political issues have always been key topics for discussion within the county. Issues like economic development, healthcare, education and environmental protection are top priorities for the citizens of Gilmer County. The citizens are encouraged to participate in their local government by attending town halls or voting in local elections. In addition to these tasks, community members are also invited to join local political campaigns or discuss policy initiatives with their elected representatives. By engaging in politics at the local level, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard and that their concerns are addressed in a meaningful way.
The political climate in Gilmer County, GA is very conservative.
In Gilmer County, GA 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilmer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.7%.
Gilmer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilmer 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.
Gilmer, 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 Gilmer County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 762 contributions totaling $39,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $50,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)