The Savannah Metro Area is comprised of several cities and counties in the state of Georgia. It is an area with a rich political history, ranging from local to state level politics. At the local level, many elected officials serve on city councils, boards and commissions to ensure that their respective community’s voices are heard. State-level politics involve representatives in the House and Senate that keep in mind the needs of those in the Savannah Metro Area when making decisions that affect them directly. These representatives must stay informed on what is happening across the region and advocate for their constituents at every turn. In addition to these elected officials, there are also numerous lobby groups and non-profit organizations that focus on improving quality of life for those living within this area. The diverse representation found throughout all levels of politics here provide a unique perspective into how decisions are made that affect this entire region.
The political climate in Savannah Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Savannah Metro Area 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Savannah metro area flipped slightly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.3%.
The Savannah metro area flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Savannah Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Savannah, Georgia: r R r r r d
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Savannah Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,823 contributions totaling $747,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,399 contributions totaling $1,919,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)