The city of Gainesville, GA carries a lot of political weight in the state. Located in Hall county, 30501 is part of a significant voting bloc that often affects election outcomes. Over the last decade, elections have grown increasingly close and contested as different candidates vie for positions ranging from local mayor to state senator. Recent elections have been especially contentious, often focusing on economic development and social justice issues. With an array of progressive-minded candidates to choose from, the city of Gainesville is a prime example of how politics can drive change in communities across the state.
The political climate in Zip 30501 (Gainesville, GA) is moderately conservative.
Hall County, GA is very conservative. In Hall County, GA 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.6%.
Hall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30501 (Gainesville, GA) is moderately conservative.
Gainesville, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Hall County, Georgia is very conservative.
Gainesville Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Gainesville, 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 30501 (Gainesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 479 contributions totaling $39,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $230,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $637 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)