Monticello, Georgia is a small rural community located in the rolling hills of Jasper County. Politics in Monticello have been dominated by local conservative values for many years. While there are no major political candidates from the town, its residents actively participate in city council meetings and take part in public debates on issues that affect their lives. The most prominent political issue in Monticello has been the debate over economic development and how to best create jobs for its citizens. Over the past few years, the City Council has worked hard to bring new businesses and industries into Monticello while still maintaining its rural character. They have also encouraged growth of small businesses through incentives and other economic incentives. Overall, politics in Monticello remain focused on providing a strong economy while still maintaining traditional values that make it such a unique place to live.
The political climate in Zip 31064 (Monticello, GA) is very conservative.
Jasper County, GA is very conservative. In Jasper County, GA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.1% to 23.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31064 (Monticello, GA) is very conservative.
Monticello, Georgia is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Monticello, 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 31064 (Monticello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $27,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $18,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)