Portal, GA is a small town located in Bulloch County, and it has a population of around 800 people. Politics in Portal, GA are largely focused on the local level. The city is governed by Mayor Jody Mercer and 6 members of the City Council. The local elections are held every two years to elect officials to serve on the City Council. Issues that are important to the citizens of Portal include improving infrastructure, increasing economic development, and reducing crime rates in the area. The local political candidates strive to make sure their constituents feel heard and their needs are met while working together towards a common goal. Residents of Portal take pride in being part of this small community and look forward to what lies ahead for their city's future.
The political climate in Zip 30450 (Portal, GA) is moderately conservative.
Bulloch County, GA is moderately conservative. In Bulloch County, GA 37.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bulloch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.1% to 37.4%.
Bulloch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30450 (Portal, GA) is moderately conservative.
Portal, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Bulloch County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Statesboro Metro Area is moderately 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.
Portal, 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 30450 (Portal)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $4,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)