Politics in the 30507 Gainesville, GA area are an important factor in the community. The local government is run by a mayor and six city council members who all work together to make decisions that benefit the people residing in this area. The current mayor is Danny Dunagan and he has been serving since 2005. The city council members are Sammy Smith, Ward A; Jeff Berrong, Ward B; Martha Holeman, Ward C; Myrtle Figueras, Ward D; Rob Corbett, Ward E; and Jamey Johnson, Ward F. Each of these individuals strive to ensure that citizens are provided with necessary services and resources while also creating a safe and prosperous place for residents to live. Regular town hall meetings are held in order to keep citizens informed on important issues facing the community as well as allow for them to have their voices heard. Additionally, Gainesville hosts several events throughout the year which bring residents together and provide opportunities for civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 30507 (Gainesville, GA) is strongly 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 30507 (Gainesville, GA) is strongly conservative.
Gainesville, Georgia is strongly 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 30507 (Gainesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $7,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $30,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)