The city of Covington, GA (zip code 30014) is a vibrant and growing community in the US state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Newton County and has a rich history as an old Southern town. Politically, Covington includes a number of local offices and politicians that serve the people of the city. At the state level, Covington is represented by two senators and one representative in the Georgia General Assembly. Local elections are held each year to determine mayors, city council members, school board members, sheriffs, court clerks, tax commissioners, and other important positions within the city. The citizens of Covington actively participate in the electoral process with enthusiasm and support for their chosen candidates.
The political climate in Zip 30014 (Covington, GA) is leaning liberal.
Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Newton County, GA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 44.0%.
Newton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30014 (Covington, GA) is leaning liberal.
Covington, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Newton County, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
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.
Covington, 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 30014 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 500 contributions totaling $19,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $43,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)