Politics in 31780 Plains, GA are generally focused on issues that affect the entire community. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure development, and economic growth are topics of discussion among the local political candidates. The residents of 31780 Plains vote in local elections to select their representatives at the city level. It is important for these elected officials to stay informed of all current issues in order to best serve their constituents. Town hall meetings are often held by the Mayor and City Council members to discuss upcoming plans for the city and gather input from citizens. By being actively engaged in local politics, residents can help ensure that their voices are heard and concerns addressed.
The political climate in Zip 31780 (Plains, GA) is leaning liberal.
Sumter County, GA is leaning liberal. In Sumter County, GA 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained Democratic, 52.0% to 47.2%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31780 (Plains, GA) is leaning liberal.
Plains, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Sumter County, Georgia is leaning liberal.
Americus Metro Area is leaning 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.
Plains, Georgia: r r d d d d
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 31780 (Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $3,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)