The 30904 Augusta, GA area is part of the city of Augusta and governed by the local government. The current mayor is Hardie Davis Jr., who has been in office since 2014. The city council is made up of 8 members, each representing a different area within the city. In addition to the elected officials at the local level, there are many organizations that advocate for change on various issues, such as environmental protection, public education, and criminal justice reform. Residents can find more information about local politics through media outlets like newspapers and online publications. There are also frequent public events hosted by local politicians or to discuss important issues facing 30904 Augusta, GA residents.
The political climate in Zip 30904 (Augusta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Richmond County, GA is very liberal. In Richmond County, GA 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 30.8%.
Richmond county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30904 (Augusta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Augusta, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Richmond County, Georgia is very liberal.
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.
Augusta, Georgia: D D 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 30904 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 471 contributions totaling $38,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 460 contributions totaling $164,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)