Smithville, GA is a small town located in the southern part of the state, and it is known for its friendly community and leisurely atmosphere. It is home to a variety of political views, from liberal to conservative. Residents of Smithville generally vote for local candidates that align with their values and beliefs. The local businesses in town often host events to introduce citizens to political figures running for office, so that they can make informed decisions come election time. There are several organizations in Smithville that promote involvement in local politics, such as town hall meetings, voter registration drives and candidate debates. As a result, citizens have a great sense of ownership when it comes to their local politics and the future direction of their city.
The political climate in Zip 31787 (Smithville, GA) is strongly conservative.
Lee County, GA is very conservative. In Lee County, GA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.3%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31787 (Smithville, GA) is strongly conservative.
Smithville, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Lee County, Georgia is very conservative.
Albany Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Smithville, 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 31787 (Smithville)
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 24 contributions totaling $1,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)