Leslie, GA (zip code 31764) is a small town located in the Peach State and is governed by local officials. The town has a council-manager form of government, where the city council is responsible for setting the budget, issuing ordinances, and appointing a professional city manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Local elections are held every four years to decide who will fill each seat on the council and to approve or reject any ballot initiatives that come before them. The current Mayor of Leslie is Christopher Morris, who was first elected in 2017. He has worked hard to ensure that his constituents have access to quality services such as public transportation, recreational activities, and healthcare options. In addition, he has worked diligently to attract new businesses and jobs to the area. The members of City Council include David Mixson, Amy Elmore, Joan Henry, Rachael Miller, Lenard Johnson Jr., Marlene Harrington and Doris Youngblood. Each member brings different perspectives and experience that helps make Leslie an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 31764 (Leslie, GA) is leaning conservative.
Sumter County, GA is leaning liberal. In Sumter County, GA 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained Democratic, 52.0% to 47.2%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31764 (Leslie, GA) is leaning conservative.
Leslie, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Sumter County, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Americus Metro Area is leaning 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.
Leslie, Georgia: r r 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 31764 (Leslie)
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 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)