The 30316 zip code in Atlanta, Georgia is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Political issues are important to the residents of this area, as it has the potential to influence their lives in many ways. The area hosts a number of different local elections that involve candidates competing for various seats on the city council, school boards, and other organizational bodies. Candidates must demonstrate their commitment to representing the interests of the entire community if they hope to win such races. Local organizations actively campaign on behalf of candidates who present platforms that reflect their visions for how best to serve and shape the future of this unique region. Regardless of political party affiliation or ideological leanings, all voters in this area can make an informed decision on who is most qualified to lead them through these important times.
The political climate in Zip 30316 (Atlanta, GA) is strongly liberal.
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
Zip 30316 (Atlanta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Atlanta, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Fulton County, Georgia 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.
Atlanta, 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 30316 (Atlanta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,629 contributions totaling $218,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)