Oglethorpe County is located in the state of Georgia and has deep roots in politics, with an emphasis on giving citizens a voice. Local government officials work hard to ensure that residents have the resources they need for a better quality of life. Political candidates run for local office each year, offering their perspectives on how best to serve the community. Voters turn out at polls each November to support their chosen candidate and cast their ballot for the future of Oglethorpe County. The political climate is one of collaboration among members, as elected officials strive to create an environment that fosters economic growth and social well-being. Through strong leadership, effective communication between elected representatives and constituents, Oglethorpe County strives to maintain a healthy political system.
The political climate in Oglethorpe County, GA is very conservative.
In Oglethorpe County, GA 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oglethorpe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 30.0%.
Oglethorpe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oglethorpe County, GA is very conservative.
Athens-Clarke County Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oglethorpe, 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 Oglethorpe County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $8,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $16,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)