Oak Park, GA is a small town in Clayton County that is part of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. The local politics here are reflective of the rest of the county, with an emphasis on small-town values and a commitment to preserving Oak Park's unique character. The local government is led by a Mayor and City Council, who work together to make decisions that will benefit their community. They focus on creating jobs, providing quality public services, and increasing access to public amenities such as parks, libraries, and recreation centers. They also prioritize fostering strong relationships between city departments and local businesses. Community engagement efforts include regular meetings with citizens to discuss plans for the future, as well as an emphasis on transparency in government decision-making. In addition to these efforts, the town council hosts events throughout the year to bring residents together to celebrate their community.
The political climate in Oak Park, GA is strongly conservative.
Emanuel County, GA is very conservative. In Emanuel County, GA 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emanuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 30.4%.
Emanuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Park, GA is strongly conservative.
Emanuel County, Georgia is very conservative.
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.
Oak Park, Georgia: r R R R R R
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 Oak Park, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $35,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)