Sylvester, GA is located in Worth County and has a smaller population than some other cities in Georgia. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at large and four council members representing separate districts. Over the years, many positive changes have been seen thanks to the diligent work of the political leaders in Sylvester. From improvements to infrastructure to new businesses coming to town, local politicians have been instrumental in the progress made throughout the city. With an upcoming election season, local citizens will be looking for candidates who can continue this progress while also implementing their own ideas for further growth in the future.
The political climate in Zip 31791 (Sylvester, GA) is strongly conservative.
Worth County, GA is very conservative. In Worth County, GA 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 25.8%.
Worth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31791 (Sylvester, GA) is strongly conservative.
Sylvester, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Worth 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.
Sylvester, 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 31791 (Sylvester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $8,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)