The city of Palmetto, GA is located in Fulton County and has a strong history of involvement in local politics. It is home to a variety of organizations that provide citizens with opportunities to participate in the political process including civic clubs, non-profit organizations, and grass-roots initiatives. Through these groups, Palmetto residents can stay informed on issues relevant to their community and engage with their representatives to ensure their concerns are heard. At the local level, Palmetto residents have the opportunity to vote for mayors, city council members, sheriffs and other elected officials who will represent them for four year terms. Furthermore, Palmetto also hosts its own county council meetings on a regular basis where citizens can present concerns and have their voices heard directly by their elected leaders.
The political climate in Palmetto, GA is moderately liberal.
Fulton County, GA is very liberal. In Fulton County, GA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 26.2%.
Fulton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmetto, GA is moderately liberal.
Fulton 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.
Palmetto, 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 Palmetto, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,856 contributions totaling $192,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $74,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)