The Columbus, GA Metro Area is a city with a diverse political landscape. Although it is in Georgia, which has traditionally leaned conservative, the city is home to a number of local progressive organizations and activists working to uplift their community through progressive policies. Local politicians are also interested in enacting change and have worked to create initiatives designed to benefit residents of the area. The city's Mayor has recently proposed a plan that would bring more green energy initiatives to the region, while other local politicians have focused on economic development and public safety measures. There is clearly an interest from both sides of the political spectrum in this area, as well as a commitment to improving the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Columbus Metro Area 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Columbus metro area remained strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 44.4%.
The Columbus metro area voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Columbus, Georgia: d 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 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 Columbus Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,367 contributions totaling $462,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,986 contributions totaling $1,370,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)