The small city of Valdosta, Georgia is the county seat for Lowndes County and home to a diverse population of around 60,000 people. In recent years, it has become a hub for political activity at both the local and state level. Local elections often draw a lot of interest from citizens as they elect representatives to serve in government offices such as City Council, Mayor, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner and more. The Valdosta City Council sets policy and provides direction for services that affect all of its citizens. This includes oversight of police services, recreation centers, water supply and other important matters. They also represent the city’s interests in regional committees or organizations such as the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission or Atlas Road Coalition. At the state level, Valdostans have three representatives in the Georgia House of Representatives who work together with state senators to pass legislation that affects all residents across the state. For those interested in getting involved in politics at any level, there are many opportunities available for citizens to participate in their local government through attending meetings or joining specific committees.
The political climate in Zip 31601 (Valdosta, GA) is leaning conservative.
Lowndes County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Lowndes County, GA 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.4%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31601 (Valdosta, GA) is leaning conservative.
Valdosta, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Lowndes County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Valdosta Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Valdosta, Georgia: R 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 31601 (Valdosta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $7,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $30,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)