The city of Canton, GA is a vibrant community in the heart of Cherokee County. It has been home to a strong political history, dating back to when it was incorporated in 1833. In modern times, the citizens of Canton have been active participants in local politics and take pride in their community. Elections for mayor and city council are held every four years and are decided by popular vote. The current mayor, Ronnie Stinson, is a respected member of the community who has earned accolades from both residents and other leaders across Georgia. The City Council consists of members elected through districts. Each councilman brings unique perspectives to the table to ensure that all viewpoints are taken into account when making important decisions that affect the future of Canton. The residents of this city understand the importance of civic engagement and actively participate in politics both locally and nationally to help create a bright future for themselves and generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 30115 (Canton, GA) is very conservative.
Cherokee County, GA is very conservative. In Cherokee County, GA 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.5%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30115 (Canton, GA) is very conservative.
Canton, Georgia is very conservative.
Cherokee County, Georgia is very conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Canton, 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 30115 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 594 contributions totaling $45,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 999 contributions totaling $180,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)