The politics in 30296 Riverdale, GA are largely focused around the city's efforts to promote a healthy and vibrant local economy. The city has invested heavily in improving infrastructure, creating job opportunities, and developing a strong business environment. The local government has taken steps to secure funding for various projects that will help the community flourish. They strive to create a safe and prosperous environment for all residents. On the national level, Riverdale is part of Georgia's 4th congressional district, which is currently represented by Democratic Representative Hank Johnson. Issues such as civil rights, health care reform, economic development, and education are important topics on the minds of many Riverdale voters. With each election cycle, residents have an opportunity to elect representatives who best reflect their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 30296 (Riverdale, GA) is strongly liberal.
Clayton County, GA is very liberal. In Clayton County, GA 84.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 14.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 84.9% to 14.1%.
Clayton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30296 (Riverdale, GA) is strongly liberal.
Riverdale, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Clayton County, Georgia is very liberal.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Riverdale, Georgia: D 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 30296 (Riverdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $44,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)