Sandy Springs, GA 30342 is an affluent city located in Fulton County. It is a vibrant community where politics are active and the local politicians are involved in making decisions that affect its citizens. The local government consists of a mayor, city council, and various other boards and commissions. The Mayor of Sandy Springs serves as the chief executive officer, responsible for setting policy direction that guides the city's development. The City Council is composed of seven council members who oversee the implementation of laws and manage financial resources. Additionally, several boards and commissions are appointed to advise the Mayor and City Council on specific topics such as zoning, public safety, parks & recreation, environment & water quality, education & youth services, and more. Local elections are held every two years for each of these positions. Sandy Springs residents have an active role in their government through political engagement initiatives such as attending city meetings, volunteering on committees or task forces related to local issues, and informing elected officials of community concerns.
The political climate in Zip 30342 (Sandy Springs, GA) is strongly liberal.
Fulton County, GA is very liberal. In Fulton County, GA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 26.2%.
Fulton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30342 (Sandy Springs, GA) is strongly liberal.
Sandy Springs, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Fulton 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.
Sandy Springs, 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 30342 (Sandy Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,645 contributions totaling $666,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,725 contributions totaling $1,055,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $612 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)