Dawson, GA (39842) is a small city located in Terrell County. The community has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with citizens actively participating in the electoral process. Local elections are held on a regular basis to determine who will serve as city councilors and mayors. These elected officials are responsible for helping shape the future direction of Dawson through careful consideration of local public policy issues. Residents take pride in their ability to decide their own fate through the democratic process, and often gather together to discuss local politics and engage in lively debates on potential solutions to various problems facing the city. Elections always draw strong interest from Dawson’s citizens, who look forward to making their voices heard when selecting leaders who will represent them at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 39842 (Dawson, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Terrell County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Terrell County, GA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Terrell county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 45.4%.
Terrell county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39842 (Dawson, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Dawson, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Terrell County, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Albany Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Dawson, Georgia: d d D D d d
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 39842 (Dawson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $9,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)