The politics in the Calhoun, GA Metro Area are dominated by local government officials that strive to serve their constituents. These officials are responsible for making decisions on a variety of issues including infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The most important political figure in Calhoun is the mayor, who is elected every four years in a city-wide election. Other local political candidates include commissioners, council members, state representatives, and senators. All of these elected officials work together to create policies that improve the quality of life for all residents in the area. Additionally, the mayor works closely with other local leaders from surrounding areas to ensure that resources are distributed equitably throughout the region. The citizens of Calhoun have a strong voice in their local government and regularly participate in elections and events like town hall meetings to make their opinions known.
The political climate in Calhoun Metro Area is very conservative.
In Calhoun Metro Area 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Calhoun metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.2%.
The Calhoun metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Calhoun Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $25,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 749 contributions totaling $231,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)