Politics in 31220 Macon, GA have been a hot topic of discussion in the local community for many years. Local elections have historically seen high voter turnout as citizens come together to decide on important issues that affect their city. The local government consists of a mayor, council members, and other public officials who make decisions on the future of the city. These officials are elected by the people and work hard to ensure that their constituents' needs are met. Recent initiatives have included improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities, and advocating for environmental protection. Throughout it all, Macon remains a vibrant and welcoming city that embraces its history while looking towards an even brighter future.
The political climate in Zip 31220 (Macon, GA) is somewhat 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 31220 (Macon, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Macon, Georgia is somewhat 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 31220 (Macon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $13,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $22,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)