Douglasville, GA (30135) is a thriving city located just West of Atlanta in Douglas County. With its bustling downtown area and many local businesses, Douglasville has a vibrant political climate. The city is represented by three main governing bodies: the City of Douglasville, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, and the Georgia General Assembly. On the city level, changes to zoning and development plans are discussed and approved by the Mayor and six City Council members. Meanwhile, Douglas County’s government is run by five County Commissioners who oversee countywide programs such as law enforcement, public health, and fire services. Lastly, at the state level, representation for 30135 come from two representatives in the State House of Representatives and one senator in the State Senate who represent their constituents on important issues such as taxes, education policies, healthcare reform, and transportation initiatives. While there are no local elections for candidates running for office this year in 30135 Douglasville, many of these elected officials are up for re-election or have been recently elected to their positions after successful campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 30135 (Douglasville, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, GA is strongly liberal. In Douglas County, GA 61.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.9% to 36.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30135 (Douglasville, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Douglasville, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Georgia is strongly 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.
Douglasville, 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 30135 (Douglasville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,032 contributions totaling $52,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 388 contributions totaling $90,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)