The Cordele, GA Metro Area is a small but bustling area that has seen a great deal of change over the recent years. The current political landscape is defined by an interesting mix of local and state representatives. On the local level, the people of the Metro Area are represented by both Mayor Harold Walker and Vice Mayor Odessa Sanders. Both officials have been dedicated to making sure that the citizens of Cordele are well taken care of and have pushed for initiatives such as improved housing options, education reforms, and economic development. On the state level, Senator Brooks Coleman represents Georgia’s 31st district which includes most of Crisp County. He is known for his commitment to fiscal responsibility and providing tax relief for middle-class families in particular. Additionally, Representative Robert Dickey represents the 161st district which includes Cordele and other nearby cities in Crisp County. In his time in office he has worked hard to improve infrastructure investment while also pushing forward legislation that will bring more jobs to his constituents. All these figures are working together to help ensure a better future for Cordele and its surrounding area.
The political climate in Cordele Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Cordele Metro Area 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cordele metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 37.1%.
The Cordele metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cordele Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cordele, 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 Cordele Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $8,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $28,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)