College Park, GA is a city located in Fulton County, Georgia. The city has a vibrant political atmosphere with many local organizations and citizens actively participating in and contributing to the discussion of current events and issues. Many of the major political organizations in College Park, such as the College Park Democratic Committee, are focused on civic engagement by hosting regular meetings and events that promote diversity and collaboration. Additionally, there are several local candidates who have recently declared their candidacy for office in 2021. These include Jason Esteves, who is running for mayor, Robert Turner-Davis for City Council At-Large Post 1, and Lanier Jackson-Gray for City Council At-Large Post 3. Each candidate brings a unique set of experiences and qualifications to their respective positions, which will be essential in helping shape the future of College Park's politics.
The political climate in College Park, GA is very liberal.
Fulton County, GA is very liberal. In Fulton County, GA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 26.2%.
Fulton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
College Park, GA is very liberal.
Fulton 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.
College Park, 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 College Park, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,627 contributions totaling $628,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $264,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $627 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)