The politics in 31808 Fortson, GA are strongly rooted in community values and the importance of staying connected to local issues. In Fortson, citizens take pride in their town and are eager to be involved in the political process. Every election cycle people show up to participate in the local forums hosted by candidates running for office. The community is well informed about the local issues that affect their lives, from education and health care to public safety and infrastructure development. Residents of Fortson also look for candidates that will represent them and prioritize their needs at every level of government. With a strong sense of civic engagement, the residents of this small Georgia town remain informed and active participants in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 31808 (Fortson, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Muscogee County, GA is moderately liberal. In Muscogee County, GA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muscogee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 37.4%.
Muscogee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31808 (Fortson, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Fortson, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Muscogee County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fortson, 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 31808 (Fortson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $8,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $96,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $422 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)