Lincolnton, Georgia is a small city located in Lincoln County. The city operates under a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city and the council providing guidance and direction for policy decisions. Lincolnton has a strong history of civic engagement and local politics are often determined at the ballot box on Election Day. Voters in 30817 Lincolnton have many opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings, engaging with their elected officials, and attending public hearings to voice their opinions on issues that affect their community. Civic engagement is an important part of keeping our democracy strong and Lincolnton residents take great pride in having their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 30817 (Lincolnton, GA) is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, GA is very conservative. In Lincoln County, GA 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.9%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30817 (Lincolnton, GA) is strongly conservative.
Lincolnton, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, Georgia is very conservative.
Augusta-Richmond County 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.
Lincolnton, 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 30817 (Lincolnton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $20,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $28,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)