The small town of Lakeland, GA is located in the 31635 zip code and has a rich history of involvement in political matters. The area has seen its share of success and setbacks over the years, but the citizens remain committed to making their community better through civic engagement. This commitment is evident in the number of local political candidates who have been elected to office over the years. Each candidate has worked hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that government policies reflect the values of the community. Although there are no specific population figures for Lakeland, it is clear that those living here have a strong voice when it comes to politics and are actively engaged in shaping their future.
The political climate in Zip 31635 (Lakeland, GA) is strongly conservative.
Lanier County, GA is very conservative. In Lanier County, GA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lanier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.5%.
Lanier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31635 (Lakeland, GA) is strongly conservative.
Lakeland, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Lanier County, Georgia is very conservative.
Valdosta 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.
Lakeland, 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 31635 (Lakeland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $3,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)