Pickens County, Georgia is a vibrant part of the state located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is home to a diverse local population made up of people from all walks of life. Politically, Pickens County has traditionally seen a wide range of opinions and beliefs within its borders. In recent years, the county has been represented by several prominent individuals on both sides of the political spectrum. Candidates from both major political parties have been elected to office locally, as well as other independent candidates. The county also takes an active role in local and state elections with many residents actively participating in campaigns and attending rallies, debates, and other events associated with politics. As the 2020 election cycle gets underway, Pickens County will undoubtedly be a major factor in determining who comes out on top in November.
The political climate in Pickens County, GA is very conservative.
In Pickens County, GA 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pickens 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.
Pickens, 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 Pickens County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,133 contributions totaling $124,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 565 contributions totaling $93,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)