The small city of Bowman, Georgia is located in Oglethorpe County and is home to just over 500 residents. Despite its size, the city boasts a strong local political system that gives citizens the chance to be involved in the city's decisions. As part of this commitment, individuals are able to participate in the local elections that occur every two years for the city council positions. The mayor and deputy mayor are chosen by secret ballot during special elections which also take place every two years. All eligible voters have the opportunity to cast their vote for these positions and make their voices heard within their community. The current mayor and council strive to maintain a balanced budget while providing services such as waste collection, street maintenance, police protection and recreation programs. They also work with businesses and other organizations in order to create opportunities for economic growth in Bowman.
The political climate in Zip 30624 (Bowman, GA) is strongly conservative.
Elbert County, GA is very conservative. In Elbert County, GA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.4%.
Elbert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30624 (Bowman, GA) is strongly conservative.
Bowman, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Elbert County, Georgia is very 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.
Bowman, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 30624 (Bowman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)