The politics of 31042 Irwinton, GA are dominated by local elections. Every two years, the citizens of Irwinton come together to elect a mayor, four members of the city council, and a variety of other local leaders. The candidates for these positions are chosen by the political parties in the area and can range from long-time incumbents to passionate newcomers. As such, elections in 31042 Irwinton often feature debates on issues that directly affect the people of this small town like education, taxes, job growth and infrastructure. During election season, residents have their say on who will lead their community into the future and shape their lives.
The political climate in Zip 31042 (Irwinton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Wilkinson County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Wilkinson County, GA 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkinson county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 43.5%.
Wilkinson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31042 (Irwinton, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Irwinton, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Wilkinson County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Irwinton, Georgia: d 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 31042 (Irwinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)