Pelham, GA is a small town located in the southwest corner of Georgia, with a population of just over 3,000 people. The local government is led by the Mayor and City Council and they focus on improving the quality of life for all citizens. In recent years, Pelham has seen growth in new businesses and industries due to its access to major transportation hubs in neighboring cities. The City Council is committed to promoting economic development and providing essential services to its residents. Local political issues that have been addressed include public safety, infrastructure improvements, education, job growth, and environmental protection. Elections are held every two years for Mayor and City Council members who serve four-year terms. Candidates must be registered voters living within the city limits of Pelham at least 30 days before the election date. All candidates must run on non-partisan ballots according to Georgia laws.
The political climate in Zip 31779 (Pelham, GA) is leaning conservative.
Mitchell County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Mitchell County, GA 44.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 44.5%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31779 (Pelham, GA) is leaning conservative.
Pelham, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Mitchell County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Pelham, Georgia: d 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 31779 (Pelham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)