Augusta, GA is a vibrant and diverse city that is filled with a strong political presence. The politics of 30909 Augusta, GA are made up of citizens who care deeply about their community and strive to make it the best place to live possible. Local politicians in 30909 Augusta, GA work hard to ensure that the voice of the citizens is heard and represented in all decisions by actively engaging in public forums, town hall meetings, and other forms of civic engagement. At the same time, local politicians are also dedicated to making sure that 30909 Augusta remains an economically viable city by providing quality jobs and supporting local businesses. It is clear that the people of 30909 Augusta take their politics seriously and are willing to invest time and energy into making sure their voices are heard on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 30909 (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 30909 (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 30909 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 749 contributions totaling $66,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 880 contributions totaling $291,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)