Austell, Georgia is a small city located in Cobb County. With a population of over 6,400 people, Austell is home to a diverse and vibrant community. The political landscape in Austell is represented by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, which is comprised of seven members led by Chairman Mike Boyce. Local elections are held every spring for the positions of Mayor and City Council Members. Currently, Mayor Joe Jerkins and City Council Members Matt Riemer, Angie Hamrick, Austin Green, Freddie Hooper, Donnie Cheek and Cynthia Bennett make up the governing body of Austell's local government. As a result of their work together and diligent efforts to ensure that citizens' voices are heard within the local government structure, the citizens of Austell have access to quality services that promote health and safety throughout the community.
The political climate in Austell, GA is somewhat liberal.
Cobb County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Cobb County, GA 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cobb county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.0%.
Cobb county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Austell, GA is somewhat liberal.
Cobb County, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Austell, Georgia: R R r R d 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 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 Austell, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,247 contributions totaling $180,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,515 contributions totaling $990,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $654 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)