The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area is part of the larger Georgia region and has a long history of political engagement. Within the Metro Area, its cities have elected mayors and city councils to represent their constituents, and local governments have been formed to govern over various issues such as public services and infrastructure. In addition, there are numerous civic organizations that organize marches, protests, rallies, and events in support of various causes. Additionally, the area has sent representatives to both state and national legislatures who have helped shape local politics in the region. Additionally, many prominent politicians have been from this region including former Governor Roy Barnes and former President Jimmy Carter. With the upcoming elections on the horizon, citizens in this metro area will be engaged in political activity to select leaders they believe will represent their interests best.
The political climate in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately liberal.
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 41.0%.
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223,617 contributions totaling $31,953,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70,556 contributions totaling $57,743,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)