Douglasville, Georgia is a city located in Douglas County. It is known for its beautiful historic downtown area and its many parks and green spaces. The city is home to a diverse population of over 30,000 people, with a variety of cultures represented. In terms of politics, Douglasville residents have a variety of options when it comes to choosing local candidates who best reflect their values and beliefs. The city has two local representatives in the Georgia House of Representatives—Representative David Knight (R) representing the 17th district and Representative Billy Mitchell (D) representing the 28th district—as well as Senator Randy Robertson (R) representing the 16th district in the Georgia State Senate. This mix of Republicans and Democrats allows residents to support various candidates based on their political views. While Douglasville does not have any official political party affiliations, many residents are passionate about participating in the democratic process and engaging in meaningful conversations about the issues that affect them most.
The political climate in Douglasville, GA is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, GA is strongly liberal. In Douglas County, GA 61.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.9% to 36.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglasville, GA is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, Georgia is strongly 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.
Douglasville, Georgia: R R 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 Douglasville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,309 contributions totaling $191,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,413 contributions totaling $565,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)