Situated in the rolling hills of Georgia's countryside, the small town of Shady Dale, GA (31085) is known for its tight-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. The politics in Shady Dale are generally quiet, with most citizens preferring to focus on local issues which affect their everyday lives. The mayor for the past 10 years has been Mayor Bill Smith who prefers to maintain a low profile and stays out of any major national debates or party politics. Most elections take place within the town and involve candidates running on platforms that promise improved infrastructure, better education resources, economic development opportunities, and other practical solutions that benefit everyone in the town. Community involvement is key when it comes to deciding who will be elected as many people take an active role in supporting their preferred candidates through volunteering or donating funds. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Shady Dale to decide who will represent them at all levels of government, both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Zip 31085 (Shady Dale, GA) is very conservative.
Jasper County, GA is very conservative. In Jasper County, GA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.1% to 23.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31085 (Shady Dale, GA) is very conservative.
Shady Dale, Georgia is very conservative.
Jasper County, Georgia is very conservative.
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.
Shady Dale, 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 31085 (Shady Dale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $23,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,589 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)