Snellville, Georgia has a vibrant political scene with local candidates who represent a variety of views and ideologies. Everyone from longtime residents to recent transplants have a chance to make their voices heard. One example of this is the city council elections, which take place every two years. Candidates are responsible for developing policies that will benefit the community, such as improving infrastructure, managing taxes, and creating jobs. Additionally, there are also initiatives at the state level like the ballot measure system and constitutional amendments. In terms of national politics, Snellville citizens tend to lean towards conservative values and have close ties to both major parties. The political landscape in Snellville is constantly changing as new representatives enter office and new laws are passed. No matter what changes come along with time though, one thing remains consistent: Snellville continues to be an engaged and active participant in American politics.
The political climate in Snellville, 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
Snellville, 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.
Snellville, 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 Snellville, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,004 contributions totaling $173,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,307 contributions totaling $247,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)