Fulton, GA County is a diverse and bustling area with a rich history in politics. In recent years, the county has seen substantial growth in population and economic development. The county is currently represented politically by many elected officials from both sides of the aisle. These leaders are actively engaged in addressing the challenges of the local community and advocating for positive change. Issues concerning education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic opportunity have been at the forefront of political debate in Fulton County. Each election season brings a new chance for citizens to engage in local politics, as local candidates vie for office in order to make their voices heard and serve their constituents. It's an exciting time to be involved in Fulton County politics!
The political climate in Fulton County, GA is very liberal.
In Fulton County, GA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 26.2%.
Fulton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton County, GA 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.
Fulton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Fulton County, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88,665 contributions totaling $20,581,615 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23,084 contributions totaling $41,588,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,802 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)