The city of Emerson, GA (30137) is a small, rural town located in Bartow County that is home to a close-knit community with a population of just over 1000 people. Politics in Emerson are led by the City Council, which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. The Mayor is also elected for a four-year term and serves as the leader of the City Council. Political issues discussed at City Council meetings range from infrastructure improvements to zoning ordinances and public safety initiatives. Locally, citizens engage in civic life through elections and attending meetings to discuss current issues facing the community. As a small town, politics in Emerson are focused on making sure that their citizens’ needs are met and that the community remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 30137 (Emerson, GA) is very conservative.
Bartow County, GA is very conservative. In Bartow County, GA 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bartow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.9%.
Bartow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30137 (Emerson, GA) is very conservative.
Emerson, Georgia is very conservative.
Bartow 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.
Emerson, 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 30137 (Emerson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)