Riverdale, GA is a vibrant and diverse town located in the greater Atlanta area. It has a strong sense of community, with many local organizations dedicated to improving the lives of its residents. Politically, Riverdale is part of Clayton County, which is traditionally held by Democratic candidates. While it may be difficult for Republican candidates to win in Riverdale, local elections are often competitive and feature a variety of different views. The Mayor of Riverdale is focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, and education reform. Local government initiatives include projects such as street improvements and beautification projects to improve the quality of life in the city. With regards to state and federal offices, Riverdale tends to lean towards voting for Democratic candidates that focus on protecting civil rights, expanding healthcare access, and creating jobs through infrastructure investment.
The political climate in Riverdale, GA is strongly liberal.
Clayton County, GA is very liberal. In Clayton County, GA 84.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 14.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 84.9% to 14.1%.
Clayton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale, GA is strongly liberal.
Clayton 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.
Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,068 contributions totaling $174,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $51,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)