Rabun Gap, GA is a small community located in Rabun County with a population of 30568. The political climate in Rabun Gap is focused on local issues and the safety of the community. Local elections often consist of candidates that are well-known within the area and who have a deep connection to the community. These candidates bring their own ideas and policies to the table to provide solutions for any challenges facing Rabun Gap. They typically focus on improving education and creating more economic opportunities for residents, as well as preserving and protecting the natural environment that inhabits their homesteads. With its close proximity to the Appalachian Mountains, Rabun Gap is an area known for its beautiful scenery which many local politicians are keen to protect as much as possible.
The political climate in Zip 30568 (Rabun Gap, GA) is very 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 30568 (Rabun Gap, GA) is very conservative.
Rabun Gap, Georgia is very 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.
Rabun Gap, 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 30568 (Rabun Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)