The small town of Baconton, Georgia is a great example of a tight-knit community that takes pride in their local politics. Located in the 31716 zip code, Baconton is home to a diverse population with many different cultural backgrounds and views. The citizens of this vibrant community are passionate about their democracy and take part in local government activities such as voting for local representatives and attending council meetings to voice opinions on important decisions. The city council is comprised of elected officials who represent the interests of the citizens, making sure that their voices are heard. They work together to ensure that projects like infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and educational improvements are implemented throughout the city. In addition to this, they strive to create an environment where all citizens feel respected and valued regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
The political climate in Zip 31716 (Baconton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Mitchell County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Mitchell County, GA 44.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 44.5%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31716 (Baconton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Baconton, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Mitchell County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Baconton, Georgia: d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 31716 (Baconton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $533 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $533 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $8,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)