The politics of Scottdale, GA are centered around ensuring that the residents of this small town receive high-quality services and remain a safe and prosperous community. Local politicians in Scottdale are focused on creating public policies that promote economic growth, support local businesses, and protect the environment. They also prioritize projects that help serve the needs of the residents such as improving transportation infrastructure, providing access to quality education, and fostering community engagement. Moreover, they strive to ensure that all citizens have equal access to government services regardless of their social or economic status. Ultimately, local politicians in Scottdale are committed to creating an environment where every resident can thrive and enjoy a bright future.
The political climate in Scottdale, 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
Scottdale, 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.
Scottdale, 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 Scottdale, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,561 contributions totaling $1,334,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,067 contributions totaling $245,313 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)