The politics in 30605 Athens, GA are very active and diverse. The city of Athens is represented by four different representatives at the state level; Rick Allen (GA-12), Doug Collins (GA-9), Jody Hice (GA-10) and Sanford Bishop (GA-2). All of these representatives are members of the Republican Party. On the county level, Clarke County is represented by four commissioners: District 1 – Ovita Thornton, District 2 – Jerry NeSmith, District 3 – Allison Wright, and District 4 – Charles Carter. In addition to this representation, 30605 Athens also has local political candidates running for office such as Mayor Kelly Girtz and Councilman Tim Denson. With so many different politicians involved in representing Athens and its citizens, it's important to stay informed on their policies and platforms so that each resident can make an informed choice at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 30605 (Athens, GA) is strongly liberal.
Clarke County, GA is very liberal. In Clarke County, GA 70.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.1% to 28.1%.
Clarke county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30605 (Athens, GA) is strongly liberal.
Athens, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Clarke County, Georgia is very liberal.
Athens-Clarke County 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.
Athens, 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 zip 30605 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,330 contributions totaling $222,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $138,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)