Mableton, GA is a vibrant and growing community in the suburbs of Atlanta. The city is known for its safe neighborhoods, excellent schools, and thriving local businesses. Despite its small size, Mableton has an active political landscape. The City of Mableton operates under the guidance of a Mayor and Council as defined by Georgia state laws. Residents can become more involved in their local politics by attending City Council meetings or joining a civic organization like the Mableton Citizen’s Alliance which helps to engage local citizens in their government. Voters have the opportunity to select from a wide range of candidates running on both sides of the aisle for posts that include mayor, council members, county commissioners, and even representatives to Congress. By getting involved in local politics, Mableton residents can help shape the future of their community and build stronger ties with their elected officials.
The political climate in Mableton, 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
Mableton, 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.
Mableton, 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 Mableton, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,042 contributions totaling $609,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,679 contributions totaling $1,261,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $751 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)