Jonesboro, GA is a small city located in the metro-Atlanta area. It has a diverse population of almost 5,000 people and is considered an important part of the region. Politically, Jonesboro is a traditionally conservative city that votes Republican in most elections. The current mayor of Jonesboro, John Miller, was elected to a second term in 2018 and has been praised for his results-oriented approach to city governance. He has made economic development and public safety a priority during his tenure with the help of the City Council. Additionally, Jonesboro's police department has received national recognition for their efforts to reduce crime rates and create stronger relationships between law enforcement personnel and residents. In addition to Mayor Miller, there are currently two City Councilmembers who serve on the four member board: Ruben Johnson and Gail Rice-Moorehead. All three are committed to preserving Jonesboro's strong sense of community as well as its commitment to fiscal responsibility while providing residents with essential services such as trash pick up and snow removal.
The political climate in Zip 30236 (Jonesboro, GA) is strongly liberal.
Clayton County, GA is very liberal. In Clayton County, GA 84.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 14.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 84.9% to 14.1%.
Clayton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30236 (Jonesboro, GA) is strongly liberal.
Jonesboro, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Clayton County, Georgia is very liberal.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Jonesboro, 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 30236 (Jonesboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,828 contributions totaling $83,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $69,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)