The Douglas, GA Metro Area is home to a diverse political landscape, with many different views and perspectives. The area boasts strong representation in both major parties—Democratic and Republican—as well as a number of independent candidates who have run for office in the past. While election outcomes may differ from year to year, Douglas citizens tend to unite behind the issues that matter most to their community, from economic development and education reform to environmental protection and improved public safety. At the local level, elected officials work hard to ensure that all voices are heard in city hall, from constituents throughout the city to those living further outside metro limits. With an emphasis on engagement between these leaders and their constituents, Douglas continues to remain a place where politics are discussed openly and progress is made together.
The political climate in Douglas Metro Area is very conservative.
In Douglas Metro Area 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Douglas metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.7%.
The Douglas metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $10,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $51,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)