Ellenton, Georgia is a small rural community located in the southern portion of Talbot County. It is home to just under 500 people and is known for its natural beauty. The town's political landscape is shaped by the values of its citizens, which are typically conservative. Local politics in Ellenton are focused on local issues such as education, crime, jobs, healthcare, and economic development. Elections for local offices are held every two years during the November general election. The current mayor of Ellenton is Jack McCollum and members of the city council include George Owens, Betty Watson, Don Smith, and Charles Cook. Issues that have been important to residents have included protecting local schools from budget cuts and lobbying for increased funding for infrastructure improvements such as roads and sewers. Additionally, residents have pushed for better housing options for low-income families in the area. Overall, Ellenton’s political landscape reflects its overall values of family-oriented conservatism with a focus on preserving local services while continuing progress towards improving the quality of life in Ellenton for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 31747 (Ellenton, GA) is very conservative.
Colquitt County, GA is very conservative. In Colquitt County, GA 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colquitt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 26.0%.
Colquitt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31747 (Ellenton, GA) is very conservative.
Ellenton, Georgia is very conservative.
Colquitt County, Georgia is very conservative.
Moultrie 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.
Ellenton, 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 31747 (Ellenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)