The St. Marys, GA Metro Area is politically diverse with a number of different political candidates representing a variety of philosophies and perspectives. All levels of politics are represented from the local city council and mayor to state representatives to federal politicians. The area is mostly conservative in its views but there are progressive voices heard as well. Residents of St. Marys take pride in their heritage and strive to make decisions that best serve their community in the present while keeping an eye on the future. With many different interests and opinions, electing officials who represent the values of the people can be a difficult process, but it is one that must be taken seriously and carefully to ensure the right candidate is chosen for each position.
The political climate in St. Marys Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In St. Marys Metro Area 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the St. Marys metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.6%.
The St. Marys metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Marys 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.
St. Marys, 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 St. Marys Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 531 contributions totaling $31,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $57,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)