The politics in Sparta, Georgia (31087) are largely reflective of the state's conservative tendencies. Although the town is relatively small, Sparta and surrounding Hancock County are heavily Republican-leaning. Local elections typically feature conservative candidates, though there have been some moderate candidates in recent years. Issues discussed in local elections include taxes, education, economic development, and public safety. There is also a strong emphasis on protecting Second Amendment rights and maintaining conservative values within the community. The current mayor of Sparta is Frank Bailey, a longtime resident and member of the Republican party who was elected in 2018. He has prioritized investments in infrastructure and job growth while continuing to uphold the area's traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 31087 (Sparta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Hancock County, GA is very liberal. In Hancock County, GA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 27.8%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31087 (Sparta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Sparta, Georgia is strongly liberal.
Hancock County, Georgia is very liberal.
Milledgeville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sparta, 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 31087 (Sparta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $8,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)