The politics in 31065 Montrose, GA are largely centered around the local, county, and state levels. At the local level, the mayor and city council are responsible for setting policy on issues such as infrastructure, zoning regulations, public safety, and taxes. At the county level, representatives from each district make up the board of commissioners which sets policy for things such as education budgets and transportation plans. The state level is represented by two senators and one representative who serve on various committees to create laws that will affect all Georgians. Montrose residents also vote in national elections to select representatives at that level as well. All together these local politicians ensure that Montrose remains a vibrant and engaged community with a voice heard in all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 31065 (Montrose, GA) is strongly conservative.
Laurens County, GA is strongly conservative. In Laurens County, GA 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laurens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 35.5%.
Laurens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31065 (Montrose, GA) is strongly conservative.
Montrose, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Laurens County, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Dublin Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Montrose, 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 31065 (Montrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)