The Macon, GA Metro Area is an area steeped in political history and activity. The local government has a mayor-council system of government with the mayor serving as chief executive of the city. There are 8 members of the city council each representing one of Macon's eight wards. The wards are divided up geographically and provide representation for all of Macon's residents. Local politics often involve issues that affect the entire metro area such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development and transportation. Each election cycle brings new candidates to the forefront as they vie for support from voters throughout the region. Residents of Macon can make their voices heard through their participation in elections and in local political events. Through their involvement, citizens can ensure that their needs are met while also helping shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Macon-Bibb County Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Macon-Bibb County Metro Area 51.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Macon metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 51.3% to 47.7%.
The Macon metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macon-Bibb County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Macon-Bibb County, 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 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 Macon-Bibb County Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,735 contributions totaling $241,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,961 contributions totaling $521,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)