Marietta, GA is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Cobb County. It is known for its vibrant downtown area and numerous historic sites, making it a popular destination for visitors. In terms of politics, Marietta lies within Georgia's 11th congressional district and is represented by Republican Representative Barry Loudermilk in the United States House of Representatives. At the state level, Marietta is part of Georgia Senate District 32 and Georgia House District 37, which are both represented by Republicans. The city council and mayor are responsible for local government decisions and are elected from seven districts within the city limits. The current mayor is Steve Tumlin who was first elected in November 2011 and was re-elected in 2015. Marietta also has a strong sense of civic engagement with plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved through voting or volunteering at local events such as parades and festivals.
The political climate in Zip 30062 (Marietta, GA) is leaning liberal.
Cobb County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Cobb County, GA 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cobb county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.0%.
Cobb county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30062 (Marietta, GA) is leaning liberal.
Marietta, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Cobb County, Georgia is somewhat 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.
Marietta, Georgia: R R r R 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 30062 (Marietta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,765 contributions totaling $277,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,409 contributions totaling $352,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)