Politics in 30153 Rockmart, GA are dominated by the Republican Party. The majority of local elected officials are Republicans, including the mayor and city council members. There is a strong conservative presence in the local community which is reflected in the political discourse. Local elections tend to be strongly contested between Republicans and Democrats vying for positions on the city council as well as other positions such as sheriff and county commissioner. Issues of economic development, infrastructure spending, public safety, and public health often come up during these debates. Additionally, there are many interested citizens who attend town hall meetings to discuss relevant topics that concern their community. As a result, politics in 30153 Rockmart, GA have an important impact on the lives of its citizens and shape how this rural town functions effectively while staying true to its conservative values.
The political climate in Zip 30153 (Rockmart, GA) is very conservative.
Polk County, GA is very conservative. In Polk County, GA 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.0%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30153 (Rockmart, GA) is very conservative.
Rockmart, Georgia is very conservative.
Polk County, Georgia is very conservative.
Cedartown Metro Area is very 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.
Rockmart, 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 30153 (Rockmart)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $4,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $19,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)