The city of Chamblee, GA is located in DeKalb County and has a rich history of political involvement and activism. The City Council is composed of five members who are elected by the residents of Chamblee to represent their interests on a local level. The current Mayor is Eric Clarkson, who was first elected in 2013. There are several neighborhoods within the city, each with its own distinct identity and culture. The politics of Chamblee often reflect that diversity, with residents coming together to discuss issues ranging from infrastructure development to education to social services. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in local ballot initiatives, which allow citizens to have direct input into municipal policies and decisions. Through these efforts, residents can ensure their voices are heard and that their opinions shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Chamblee, GA is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, GA is very liberal. In DeKalb County, GA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.7%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chamblee, GA is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, Georgia is very 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.
Chamblee, Georgia: D D D D 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 Chamblee, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,022 contributions totaling $805,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,830 contributions totaling $1,280,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)