The state government of Georgia is a republican government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary, where the seat of government is held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia has 159 counties, 149 of which are governed by a committee made of between three and eleven commissioners. The other 10 counties are overseen by a single commissioner. All commissioners are elected by the voters of their county for terms that range between two and six years with most counties having terms lasting four years. Serving members wield both executive and legislative power in their county. Most of the 536 cities in Georgia are governed by a mayor-council system.  For the most part, basic public services rendered outside of the cities are provided by the counties.

The current Governor of Georgia is Sonny Perdue, who is serving his second term of four years each and became the first Republican governor in 130 years. The Lieutenant Governor is Casey Cagle. Other notable state executive officials include Secretary of State Karen Handel, Attorney General Thurbert Baker, Commissioner of Insurance John Oxendine, and Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.

The Georgia General Assembly has been controlled by the Republicans since 2002. They have majorities over the Democrats in both the Senate and House of Representatives by margins of 33 to 23 and 101 to 79 respectively as of 2008. In congressional elections, Georgia is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, who are both Republicans. The state also sends 13 members to the U.S. House of Representatives, which in 2008 included 7 Republicans and 6 Democrats.

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Information for this article is adapted from wikipedia.org.