The city of 31331 Townsend, GA has a thriving political culture with representatives from both major parties eager to serve the community. At the local level, citizens of 31331 Townsend elect their mayor, town council members, and other positions that help shape the city's future. With its diverse population and wide range of interests, residents in 31331 Townsend have plenty of opportunities to make sure their voices are heard in the political process. As local elections approach, candidates are actively campaigning on issues that matter to them and their constituents—such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental conservation—so it's important for citizens to stay informed about who's running and what they stand for before casting a ballot.
The political climate in Zip 31331 (Townsend, GA) is moderately conservative.
McIntosh County, GA is moderately conservative. In McIntosh County, GA 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McIntosh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 39.0%.
McIntosh county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31331 (Townsend, GA) is moderately conservative.
Townsend, Georgia is moderately conservative.
McIntosh County, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Brunswick Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Townsend, Georgia: d 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 31331 (Townsend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $20,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)