Lithia Springs, GA is an area located in Douglas County that is home to a diverse population. The politics of this region are largely dominated by a few local political parties including Democratic and Republican parties. These parties both have local offices in the area and host events throughout the year to inform the community about their views and policies. Elected officials from these parties serve on city boards, school boards, and other government entities that shape policy in the Lithia Springs area. There is also a municipal government that deals with issues such as zoning, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic development.Every two years citizens of Lithia Springs have an opportunity to elect city council members as well as state representatives who are responsible for advocating for the interests of the people in their district. Additionally, there are various non-profit organizations and advocacy groups throughout the area that work to ensure fair representation of all residents in local elections. All together these different forces form a vibrant political landscape in Lithia Springs where all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Lithia Springs, GA is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, GA is strongly liberal. In Douglas County, GA 61.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.9% to 36.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lithia Springs, GA is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, Georgia is strongly 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.
Lithia Springs, Georgia: R R 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 Lithia Springs, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,253 contributions totaling $73,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $302,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,003 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)