The politics in the Valdosta, GA Metro Area are an important part of the community. The area is served by a mayor and five city council members that make up the Valdosta City Council. Together they strive to ensure that the city’s laws, policies, and decisions reflect the values and needs of its residents. Local initiatives such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, parks and recreation, housing initiatives, and other projects are addressed through this body. In addition to municipal government operations, citizens in the area can also participate in state and congressional politics for the district. Through these two levels of government, individuals can make their voices heard on issues that affect their lives and have an impact on their communities.
The political climate in Valdosta Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Valdosta Metro Area 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Valdosta metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 41.0%.
The Valdosta metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valdosta Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Valdosta, Georgia: R R R R R R
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Valdosta Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,465 contributions totaling $75,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 894 contributions totaling $225,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)