The politics in 30297 Forest Park, GA reflect the values and needs of its residents. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member council, each elected on a nonpartisan basis to serve four-year terms. The mayor and council work together to ensure that the city’s policies meet the needs of local residents. They work with local businesses, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to help improve the quality of life in Forest Park. The city also has an active political presence in Georgia’s state government, advocating for issues important to 30297 Forest Park, GA citizens such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development.
The political climate in Zip 30297 (Forest Park, GA) is very liberal.
Clayton County, GA is very liberal. In Clayton County, GA 84.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 14.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 84.9% to 14.1%.
Clayton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30297 (Forest Park, GA) is very liberal.
Forest Park, Georgia is very liberal.
Clayton 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.
Forest Park, 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 30297 (Forest Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $16,854 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)