The politics in Suwanee, GA are an important part of the community. Elected officials from a variety of positions make decisions that affect everyday life for the city's residents. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for setting the city's agenda, creating and managing budgets, and implementing policies. City council members are also elected every four years and they represent their constituents in making decisions about zoning laws, budgeting, public projects, and various ordinances. Additionally, there are state representatives who advocate for Suwanee at a higher governmental level by introducing bills that pertain to the city, as well as participating in regular legislative sessions. All of these individuals work hard on behalf of Suwanee citizens to make sure that their voices are heard and their needs met. It is important to stay informed about who represents you in local politics so that your views can be represented accurately.
The political climate in Suwanee, GA is leaning liberal.
Gwinnett County, GA is moderately liberal. In Gwinnett County, GA 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gwinnett county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 40.2%.
Gwinnett county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Suwanee, GA is leaning liberal.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is moderately 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.
Suwanee, Georgia: R R R r 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 Suwanee, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,912 contributions totaling $1,311,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $450 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,348 contributions totaling $826,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)