Jackson, GA County is a thriving area with a rich political history. The county is governed by a nonpartisan board of commissioners who are responsible for setting policies and making decisions on behalf of the citizens. Each commissioner holds a four year term and is elected in non-partisan elections held every two years. In addition to the county government, the city of Jackson also has its own elected officials who oversee municipal operations. These officials include the mayor, council members, and school board members who are all elected in partisan races. Overall, Jackson, GA County is committed to providing representation that reflects its diverse population and is dedicated to ensuring equitable services and outcomes for its residents.
The political climate in Jackson County, GA is very conservative.
In Jackson County, GA 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 20.3%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson County, GA is very conservative.
Jefferson Metro Area is very 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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,075 contributions totaling $58,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,060 contributions totaling $244,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)