Pooler, GA, located in Chatham County is home to a population of approximately 21,000. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area and has become increasingly popular with retirees in recent years due to its mild climate and close proximity to the beaches. Despite its small size, Pooler still has a vibrant political scene. There are currently four elected officials who serve on the Pooler City Council: Vice Mayor Rebecca Benton, Mayor Mike Lamb, Councilmember Jonathan Edwards, and Councilmember Terry Donley. Each councilmember is elected for a term of four years and serves as an advocate for the citizens of Pooler. Additionally there are several state representatives which serve the 31322 area including Representative Ron Stephens who currently holds office in the Georgia General Assembly. Locals take pride in their representation and actively participate in political conversations throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 31322 (Pooler, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, GA is moderately liberal. In Chatham County, GA 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.9%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31322 (Pooler, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Pooler, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Savannah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pooler, Georgia: r d 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 31322 (Pooler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $20,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 858 contributions totaling $332,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)