The small city of Patterson, GA is located in Candler county and is home to about 2,000 residents. The city is served by the Candler County government, which sets policies and regulations that affect local businesses and citizens. The mayor of Patterson is currently Michael Teal, who has been serving since 2017. Local elections are held every four years for mayor and city council positions. In recent years, the Patterson City Council has focused on improving infrastructure, such as paving roads and improving public parks, as well as increasing economic development to attract more business to the area. They have also been working with local schools to increase educational opportunities for students. With its rural charm and friendly atmosphere, Patterson is a great place to live for both families and young professionals alike.
The political climate in Zip 31557 (Patterson, GA) is very conservative.
Pierce County, GA is very conservative. In Pierce County, GA 12.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.3% to 12.2%.
Pierce county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31557 (Patterson, GA) is very conservative.
Patterson, Georgia is very conservative.
Pierce County, Georgia is very conservative.
Waycross Metro Area is very 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.
Patterson, 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 31557 (Patterson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)