Schley County, located in the state of Georgia, is a rural community with a diverse population. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners that is elected at large every four years. These local officials are responsible for setting the budget and policy direction for the county, as well as providing services such as public safety, roads and bridges, water and sewer services, libraries, parks and recreation, health care programs, and more. With an economy based mainly on agriculture and small businesses, Schley County relies heavily on these services to ensure its citizens have access to basic needs. Local elections are held every two years for the commissioners and other governmental positions. Voter turnout in Schley County is consistently higher than average due to its active political scene where candidates frequently campaign door-to-door or participate in town hall meetings to gain support from the electorate. Residents of Schley County take pride in their local government’s ability to respond swiftly and effectively to their needs while maintaining a sense of community.
The political climate in Schley County, GA is very conservative.
In Schley County, GA 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 20.3%.
Schley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schley County, GA is very conservative.
Americus Metro Area is leaning 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.
Schley, 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 Schley 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 36 contributions totaling $8,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)