Quitman, GA County is located in the southeastern part of the state. It is a rural area home to many families and small businesses. The county is governed by a board of commissioners who make decisions on local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Local elections are held every four years to elect the board members. Candidates for these positions come from various backgrounds and are often outspoken community leaders. Issues discussed during these elections range from taxes and budgeting to environmental protection and social justice. Many citizens in Quitman County take an active role in politics by attending town hall meetings, volunteering for campaigns, or running for office themselves. These individuals are committed to making sure their voices are heard and that their opinions count when it comes to making decisions about their communities.
The political climate in Quitman County, GA is somewhat conservative.
In Quitman County, GA 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Quitman county remained moderately Republican, 54.6% to 44.9%.
Quitman county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quitman County, GA is somewhat 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.
Quitman, Georgia: D D d d 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 Quitman County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $2,308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)