Doraville, Georgia is a thriving town located in the northern part of the state. It has a diverse population and an active political scene. Local politics in Doraville involve both city and county governance, as well as nationally-elected officials who serve the area. The city council is comprised of five members that are elected directly by the local citizens for four-year terms. They make laws and regulations to ensure things run smoothly within the community. Doraville also has a Mayor appointed by the City Council to oversee all administrative tasks and represent their interests at higher levels of government. On the county level, there are representatives from each district that serve on the Board of Commissioners, making decisions related to budgetary issues, public safety, transportation, health care, education, infrastructure projects, and more. In addition to these local politicians, there are also state representatives and senators who work closely with constituents on matters concerning taxes or other statewide issues.
The political climate in Doraville, GA is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, GA is very liberal. In DeKalb County, GA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.7%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Doraville, GA is strongly liberal.
DeKalb 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.
Doraville, 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 Doraville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,503 contributions totaling $281,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 641 contributions totaling $279,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)