The small community of 30218 Gay, GA is a rural area in Georgia with a long and rich history. Despite its size, the area plays an important role in local politics. Residents of 30218 Gay, GA take part in campaigns for local candidates running for office, volunteer to help ensure that their voices are heard during elections, and research the issues affecting the community. Local politicians often visit the area to speak directly to its residents about their vision and plans for the future. With so much focus on local political engagement, it's no surprise that many of those living in the area are knowledgeable and passionate when it comes to their political beliefs. The town is evidence that even small rural communities can have a big impact on local politics.
The political climate in Zip 30218 (Gay, GA) is moderately conservative.
Meriwether County, GA is moderately conservative. In Meriwether County, GA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meriwether county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 39.4%.
Meriwether county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30218 (Gay, GA) is moderately conservative.
Gay, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Meriwether County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
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.
Gay, Georgia: d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 30218 (Gay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $4,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)