The politics in the Fitzgerald, GA Metro Area are as diverse as its population. There is a wide variety of opinions and ideologies, making it an interesting place for political discourse. The local government consists of many elected officials who work together to make sure that the needs of the community are being met. The area also has a few local political candidates running for office each election cycle, giving citizens the opportunity to choose who will be responsible for their voices being heard in their city and county. These candidates come from different backgrounds and have various levels of experience in public service, allowing voters to get an understanding of what each candidate brings to the table when it comes to representing their constituents. Overall, politics in this region provide an engaging arena for discussion and debate on important topics while striving to meet the wants and needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Fitzgerald Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Fitzgerald Metro Area 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fitzgerald metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 36.5%.
The Fitzgerald metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fitzgerald 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.
Fitzgerald, 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 Fitzgerald Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $34,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $45,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)