Manchester, GA is a small city located in the state of Georgia. It has a population of approximately 3,200 and is considered to be a rural area with limited access to services and amenities. The local politics in Manchester are fairly low key and most citizens rely on their elected officials to represent them both locally and regionally. The mayor is elected by the citizens every four years, and there are currently five city council members who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens. Each council member serves a four-year term with two members being elected each year. The Mayor is responsible for setting the tone of politics for the town and can offer guidance to his or her constituents on important issues facing Manchester such as economic development and public safety. All candidates must adhere to strict ethical guidelines set forth by the town’s code of ethics. Despite its small size, Manchester has a vibrant political climate with many passionate residents looking to make positive changes in their community.
The political climate in Zip 31816 (Manchester, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Meriwether County, GA is moderately conservative. In Meriwether County, GA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meriwether county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 39.4%.
Meriwether county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31816 (Manchester, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Manchester, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Meriwether County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manchester, Georgia: d 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 31816 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)