Pierce County, Georgia has a rich political history. Located in the southeastern part of the state, the county is home to many people who are passionate about their local government and its policies. In recent years, there has been an increase in local interest in politics with many people eager to get involved and make their voices heard. The county is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners who are elected by the residents of Pierce County. The board sets policy for the county and makes decisions on issues such as taxes, zoning, public safety and economic development. Several other elected officials have responsibilities that include overseeing specific departments or tasks such as law enforcement, court administration, and public works. The county also hosts several local elections each year for positions such as sheriff, district attorney and coroner. All citizens of Pierce County are encouraged to take part in these elections and ensure their voice is heard in local politics.
The political climate in Pierce County, GA is very conservative.
In Pierce County, GA 12.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.3% to 12.2%.
Pierce county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pierce County, GA is very conservative.
Waycross 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.
Pierce, 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 Pierce County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $48,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)