The politics in 31211 Macon, GA are primarily focused on local issues such as public safety and infrastructure maintenance. The city is represented by a mayor and the Macon-Bibb County Commission, which is responsible for the budgeting and policy-making for the city. Currently, Mayor Robert Reichert is serving his third term as mayor of Macon, and he has been a strong advocate of creating jobs and investing in public safety initiatives. The county commission includes five members from each district who serve four-year terms, and they are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections. In addition to the county government, there are several other local agencies that provide services to residents in 31211 Macon, GA including police, fire/emergency medical services, parks & recreation, libraries and more. These organizations work together to ensure the continued success of this vibrant city.
The political climate in Zip 31211 (Macon, GA) is moderately liberal.
Bibb County, GA is moderately liberal. In Bibb County, GA 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bibb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 37.5%.
Bibb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31211 (Macon, GA) is moderately liberal.
Macon, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Bibb County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Macon-Bibb County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Macon, 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 31211 (Macon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $13,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $44,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)