Mansfield, GA is a small city located in the state of Georgia. It has a vibrant political culture and a great sense of civic pride. Local elections are held every two years, with candidates from both major parties vying for positions on the city council. Residents can become involved in local politics by attending local meetings, participating in local campaigns, or voting in elections. The political atmosphere in Mansfield is friendly and welcoming to all residents who wish to get involved. The current Mayor is James Jarrell, who was elected to his position in 2018 and currently serves as the leader of the city council. He has been praised for his commitment to keeping taxes low while maintaining services that benefit residents. Additionally, he has worked hard to foster a healthy business climate in Mansfield that allows businesses to grow and create jobs for citizens. Overall, Mansfield has an engaged population when it comes to politics and civic engagement which helps ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and respected when important decisions are being made about the future of their community.
The political climate in Mansfield, GA is leaning conservative.
Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Newton County, GA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 44.0%.
Newton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mansfield, GA is leaning conservative.
Newton 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.
Mansfield, 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 Mansfield, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $18,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)