Columbus, Georgia is a thriving city located in the Southwest part of the state. The vibrant city is home to a range of local businesses and attractions, and is known for its strong sense of community. Politically, Columbus has an active local government that works to ensure the best interests of the citizens are met. Local politicians are dedicated to preserving and improving upon what makes this city so great, with policies focused on economic development, education reform, environmental sustainability, public safety, and more. Residents can take part in local politics by staying informed about upcoming issues and elections, attending meetings, and casting their votes on election day. City leaders also work hard to ensure residents have access to accurate information regarding political issues.
The political climate in Columbus, GA is moderately liberal.
Muscogee County, GA is moderately liberal. In Muscogee County, GA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muscogee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 37.4%.
Muscogee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus, GA is moderately liberal.
Muscogee County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Columbus, 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 Columbus, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,782 contributions totaling $854,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,538 contributions totaling $2,314,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)