Ellijay, GA is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in north Georgia. It is an area known for its natural beauty and rural charm, yet it also has an active political presence. The local politics in Ellijay involve a variety of issues that are important to the community including economic development, education reform, and protecting the region's environment. The members of the City Council represent the interests of residents and work to create policies that will make the town more attractive to prospective businesses and residents. Additionally, there are two local political candidates running for office in 2020: Amanda Daniel who seeks reelection as mayor of Ellijay; and Michael Garby, who is running for City Council. Both candidates have made public statements about their dedication to improving the quality of life in Ellijay through responsible use of resources and open communication with constituents.
The political climate in Zip 30536 (Ellijay, GA) is very conservative.
Gilmer County, GA is very conservative. In Gilmer County, GA 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilmer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.7%.
Gilmer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30536 (Ellijay, GA) is very conservative.
Ellijay, Georgia is very conservative.
Gilmer 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.
Ellijay, 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 30536 (Ellijay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $14,699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $17,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)