Monroe, GA (30655) is located in Walton County and is the county seat. The city has a rich political history and is governed by the City Council of Monroe which consists of five elected council members and one mayor. The mayor and council are responsible for making decisions related to the city's budget, infrastructure, public safety, social services, and more. Additionally, residents of the area are able to vote on local officials such as county commissioners, school board members, and representatives in Congress. Over the years there have been several prominent political figures from this area who have had an impact on local politics both in Monroe and throughout Georgia. While some of these leaders have come from different party affiliations they all recognize the importance of working together for their community’s benefit. In recent years Monroe has seen growth in its population which has led to an increased interest in local politics throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 30655 (Monroe, GA) is strongly conservative.
Walton County, GA is very conservative. In Walton County, GA 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.8%.
Walton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30655 (Monroe, GA) is strongly conservative.
Monroe, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Walton County, Georgia is very 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.
Monroe, 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 30655 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $6,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $67,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)