Dacula, Georgia is a small city located in Gwinnett County, about 35 miles northeast of Atlanta. The city has a population of around 6,000 residents and is known for its quaint vibe and easy access to the surrounding metropolitan area. Politically, Dacula leans towards the Republican Party in local elections, although Democratic candidates also have a presence in the area. In recent years, some of the most prominent local political candidates have been Peter Liptak who ran for State Senate and Bill Norton who ran for county commissioner. Both candidates focused on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. There has also been increased debate over taxes and public spending at the local level in recent years. Overall, Dacula politics generally involve a healthy mix of both Republicans and Democrats who seek to represent their constituents fairly regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Dacula, GA is leaning liberal.
Gwinnett County, GA is moderately liberal. In Gwinnett County, GA 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gwinnett county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 40.2%.
Gwinnett county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dacula, GA is leaning liberal.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is moderately 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.
Dacula, 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 Dacula, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,869 contributions totaling $114,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 379 contributions totaling $114,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)