Fairmount, GA is a small city located in Northwest Georgia. It is home to around 6,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere. The local politics of Fairmount are quite varied and there are many candidates running for office in the upcoming elections. These candidates range from those who have been involved in local government before, to newcomers eager to make their mark on the city. Local political issues that are important to Fairmount citizens include jobs and economic development, public safety, education, environmental protection, infrastructure improvements, and public health. Residents of Fairmount have different opinions on how best to address these issues and which candidate they want to represent them. However, all residents agree that the future of Fairmount depends on having strong leadership that will work together to find solutions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Fairmount, GA is strongly conservative.
Gordon County, GA is very conservative. In Gordon County, GA 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gordon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.2%.
Gordon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmount, GA is strongly conservative.
Gordon County, Georgia is very conservative.
Calhoun 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.
Fairmount, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Fairmount, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $7,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)