Politics in Rome, GA (30161) are an important part of the city's culture and identity. The city is located in Floyd County, which is represented by a number of state and federal elected officials. At the local level, Rome residents are primarily represented by two city council members, four school board members, and county commissioners. In recent years, political candidates in the area have focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, there has been increased emphasis on health care programs for citizens in need and the development of new job opportunities to address poverty rates in the region. The local government works hard to represent its citizens and provide them with quality services.
The political climate in Zip 30161 (Rome, GA) is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, GA is very conservative. In Floyd County, GA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.8%.
Floyd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30161 (Rome, GA) is strongly conservative.
Rome, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, Georgia is very conservative.
Rome 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.
Rome, 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 30161 (Rome)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 370 contributions totaling $16,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $220,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)