The politics of 30034 Decatur, GA are largely influenced by a number of different factors. There is a diverse population with various backgrounds and opinions, and the political landscape reflects this diversity. Local elections for mayor, city council members, county commissioner, as well as various state and federal representatives have been competitive over the past few years. Candidates from both major parties often campaign to build support within their community and gain votes during election season. Decatur citizens express their political opinion through voting in local elections such as school board members, tax measures, constitutional amendments, and much more. The city of Decatur also has many civic organizations that work together to make sure the community is taken care of. These organizations work towards improving education, public safety initiatives, housing affordability, and job growth throughout the city. Through these efforts they strive to create a better environment for all residents in 30034 Decatur, GA.
The political climate in Zip 30034 (Decatur, GA) is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, GA is very liberal. In DeKalb County, GA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.7%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30034 (Decatur, GA) is strongly liberal.
Decatur, Georgia is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, Georgia is very 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.
Decatur, 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 30034 (Decatur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,517 contributions totaling $218,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)