The politics of the Tifton, GA Metro Area are largely focused on issues of economic development and local governance. There is a strong emphasis on creating jobs and making sure that resources are available to all citizens in the area. The local government also strives to ensure that public services such as education, safety, and healthcare are adequately provided for all residents. Local political candidates strive to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard at the state level, so they can have a say in how policies and legislation are developed. They work to bring about positive change in their respective districts, encouraging responsible growth and progress. They also focus on ensuring that everyone has access to basic needs like food, housing, health care, education, transport, affordable energy options and other amenities.
The political climate in Tifton Metro Area is very conservative.
In Tifton Metro Area 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Tifton metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
The Tifton metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tifton 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.
Tifton, 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 Tifton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $20,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 369 contributions totaling $180,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $490 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)