Marietta, GA is a city located in the heart of Cobb County in northwest Georgia. It has a proud history as one of the oldest cities in the state and is known for its vibrant community involvement. Politics in Marietta are an important part of day-to-day life, as citizens actively participate in deciding who will lead the city and county government. Everyone from local leaders to civic organizations is invested in ensuring that their voice is heard on important issues. The city council and county commission both have members elected by residents to represent their interests and ensure sound public policy implementation. Local political candidates come from different backgrounds and points of view, allowing voters to make informed decisions when selecting representatives. In addition, various organizations provide forums for discussion about current affairs affecting Marietta and Cobb County. These groups serve to help keep citizens informed on what’s happening politically and give them a platform to express their opinions. Overall, politics play an essential role in shaping Marietta’s future, so it's important that everyone participates in making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Marietta, GA is somewhat liberal.
Cobb County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Cobb County, GA 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cobb county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.0%.
Cobb county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marietta, GA is somewhat liberal.
Cobb County, Georgia is somewhat 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.
Marietta, 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 Marietta, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40,249 contributions totaling $3,299,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14,782 contributions totaling $6,256,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)