Ellenwood, GA is a small town located in Clayton County. Although it has been growing steadily over the years, its population remains small. Despite its size, Ellenwood is an important part of the Atlanta metro area and has a vibrant political landscape. Local politics in 30294 Ellenwood, GA are overseen by a mayor and city council who work hard to ensure that the city's needs are met. The mayor and city council strive to keep taxes low, maintain public safety, improve infrastructure, support local businesses, and promote responsible growth. They also work together to plan for the future of the community by creating strong plans for economic development and encouraging civic engagement among residents. In addition to these efforts, local political candidates in 30294 Ellenwood often engage with citizens directly, discussing their ideas and platforms during community forums and other events. The city has recently made a move towards more transparency in politics by creating an online platform for citizens to easily access information about local elections and view candidates' platforms.
The political climate in Zip 30294 (Ellenwood, 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 30294 (Ellenwood, GA) is strongly liberal.
Ellenwood, 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.
Ellenwood, 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 30294 (Ellenwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 498 contributions totaling $38,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $4,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)