LaGrange, GA is located in Troup County in the state of Georgia. It is a small city with a population of approximately 30,240 according to 2019 estimates. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system and has an elected mayor as its head of government. LaGrange's current mayor is Jim Thornton and he has held this position since 2008. Local politics in the area are dominated by the county level Republican Party, which maintains its stronghold over most of the county’s political offices. There are many opportunities for local voters to participate in electing their representatives through regular elections and town hall meetings. In addition, LaGrange offers citizens a number of government services such as fire protection, water sanitation, waste management, public transportation and parks and recreation facilities. The city also hosts many community events such as music festivals, art exhibits and youth sports teams that keep the community engaged. Despite its size, LaGrange offers residents a vibrant political culture with plenty of engagement on both sides of the aisle.
The political climate in Zip 30240 (LaGrange, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Troup County, GA is moderately conservative. In Troup County, GA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Troup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 38.5%.
Troup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30240 (LaGrange, GA) is somewhat conservative.
LaGrange, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Troup County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
LaGrange Metro Area is moderately 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.
LaGrange, 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 30240 (LaGrange)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $9,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 494 contributions totaling $136,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)