The 31719 zip code of Americus, GA is located in Sumter County and is home to a diverse population that includes many different backgrounds. Political participation is an important part of the culture in this area, with local elections held regularly to allow citizens to choose their leaders and represent their interests. Issues such as education, public safety, economic development, healthcare, and environmental protection are all at the forefront of local politics in 31719. Each election cycle brings its own unique set of candidates and issues for residents to consider when making their decision about which candidate best represents them. This allows for meaningful political conversation in the community and helps ensure that each citizen's voice is heard by those elected to serve them.
The political climate in Zip 31719 (Americus, GA) is leaning liberal.
Sumter County, GA is leaning liberal. In Sumter County, GA 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained Democratic, 52.0% to 47.2%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31719 (Americus, GA) is leaning liberal.
Americus, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Sumter County, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Americus 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.
Americus, Georgia: r r 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 31719 (Americus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $4,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $11,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)