Thomaston, GA is a small city located in Upson County with a population of just over 9,000 people. The local government of Thomaston consists of a City Council and Mayor. The City Council is made up of five members that are elected by residents every four years. The current Mayor is Jeff Nail, who has been mayor since 2012. The City Council has responsibility for the finances of the city, public safety and providing services to residents such as trash collection and road repair. They also provide oversight on zoning regulations and development projects within the city. Local political candidates run for election in order to represent their constituents on important issues such as economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and protecting natural resources in Thomaston. Elections typically take place every two years during the fall season with the primary held in August and the general election in November.
The political climate in Zip 30286 (Thomaston, GA) is moderately conservative.
Upson County, GA is very conservative. In Upson County, GA 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 32.6%.
Upson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30286 (Thomaston, GA) is moderately conservative.
Thomaston, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Upson County, Georgia is very conservative.
Thomaston 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.
Thomaston, 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 30286 (Thomaston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $23,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $61,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)