Marietta, Georgia is located in the greater Atlanta metro area and has a vibrant political landscape. In 30068, there are numerous political organizations that work to ensure the best representation for their constituents. These include local Democratic and Republican parties, as well as nonpartisan organizations like Indivisible Marietta that work to engage residents in meaningful political discourse. Residents of 30068 are also encouraged to take part in local elections by attending Candidate Forums or volunteering with campaigns in order to have a voice in their community's future. By staying informed about politics and taking action on issues important to them, residents of 30068 have the power to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 30068 (Marietta, GA) is leaning liberal.
Cobb County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Cobb County, GA 56.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cobb county remained strongly Democratic, 56.3% to 42.0%.
Cobb county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30068 (Marietta, GA) is leaning liberal.
Marietta, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Cobb County, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marietta, Georgia: R R r R 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 30068 (Marietta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,608 contributions totaling $262,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,603 contributions totaling $462,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)