Tucker, Georgia is a city in DeKalb county located just northeast of Atlanta. Home to a diverse population, Tucker has seen significant growth in recent years due to its proximity to major cities. It is known for being a suburban city that embraces its small-town charm and has an overall positive atmosphere. Politically, Tucker leans towards the Democratic party but there are also a number of Republican and independent voters. Local elections are usually hotly contested, as the people of Tucker recognize the importance of having their voices heard. The area's representatives work hard to ensure that each individual's vote counts and strive to make sure that everyone's views are represented accurately in the government. From local school board decisions to legislation passed on the state level, politics in Tucker is something that all citizens take very seriously.
The political climate in Tucker, GA is moderately liberal.
DeKalb County, GA is very liberal. In DeKalb County, GA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.7%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tucker, GA is moderately liberal.
DeKalb County, Georgia is very 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.
Tucker, 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 Tucker, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,275 contributions totaling $652,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,156 contributions totaling $369,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)