The city of Waynesboro, GA, located in Burke County and part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Area, is an area with a long history of involvement in politics. Local politics are very active here; county residents regularly attend town hall meetings to discuss important issues and express their opinions. The community has been home to several influential political figures throughout its history, including former Georgia Senate Majority Leader and current Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. In addition, there are numerous organizations advocating for local causes such as economic development or protecting the environment. There are also many clubs that focus on civic engagement and voter education initiatives to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard during elections. Currently, the mayor is Dr. Jim Gonce, who has held office since 2017. He works closely with the Waynesboro City Council to ensure that the city is working for its citizens by improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and promoting health and wellness initiatives for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 30830 (Waynesboro, GA) is leaning conservative.
Burke County, GA is leaning conservative. In Burke County, GA 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.5% to 48.7%.
Burke county flipped Republican in most recent Presidential election (2004 also went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30830 (Waynesboro, GA) is leaning conservative.
Waynesboro, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Burke County, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Waynesboro, Georgia: d r d D d 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 30830 (Waynesboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $4,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $38,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)