Clayton, GA is a small town located in Rabun County and has a population of about 5,000 people. The city is served by three elected officials: the Mayor, City Council Member and City Manager. These officials are responsible for setting policy and regulations for the city as well as overseeing the budget. Political decisions are often made in discussion with community members and organizations in order to ensure that the interests of all citizens are taken into account. The current mayor is Jamie Doss who was elected in 2013 and has been serving since then. He works with the City Council and City Manager to ensure that Clayton provides its residents with a safe, healthy place to live. Additionally, he works to encourage economic development through initiatives such as tax credits for small business owners or promoting tourism activities. Consequently, Clayton remains an attractive place for visitors and locals alike due to its strong sense of community values and dedication to providing quality services consistently over time.
The political climate in Zip 30525 (Clayton, GA) is strongly conservative.
Rabun County, GA is very conservative. In Rabun County, GA 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rabun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.7%.
Rabun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30525 (Clayton, GA) is strongly conservative.
Clayton, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Rabun 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.
Clayton, 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 30525 (Clayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $35,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $36,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)