The small town of Jacksonville, GA (zip code 31544) is located in Telfair County. While the town is relatively small and quiet, politics still play an important role in the community. Every four years, local residents can cast their votes for city council members who make decisions about zoning laws, public improvements, and city services. As part of a larger county government, Jacksonville also participates in the elections of the Telfair County Sheriff and Board of Commissioners. In addition to these roles, citizens may also be involved with various local issues as they arise. From property tax disputes to neighborhood watch initiatives, local politics can have a direct impact on the lives of Jacksonville's citizens. Through their active participation with political organizations or campaigns, residents can work together to create positive change for their town.
The political climate in Zip 31544 (Jacksonville, GA) is strongly conservative.
Telfair County, GA is strongly conservative. In Telfair County, GA 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Telfair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 34.3%.
Telfair county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31544 (Jacksonville, GA) is strongly conservative.
Jacksonville, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Telfair County, Georgia is strongly 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.
Jacksonville, 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 31544 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)