The 30317 zip code in Atlanta, Georgia is located within Fulton County and is home to a diverse population of people. This area has seen rapid growth in recent years and is now home to a vibrant community of businesses, entertainment venues, parks, and schools. It also has an active political environment that includes county, state, and national representatives. Local representatives work to make sure the needs of the residents are met while keeping taxes low and providing quality services. Residents can get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering for campaigns to help candidates who share their values and beliefs get elected. With organizations such as the Atlanta NAACP working hard to ensure the voices of all residents in 30317 are heard, citizens have many avenues available for participating in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 30317 (Atlanta, GA) is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, GA is very liberal. In DeKalb County, GA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.7%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30317 (Atlanta, GA) is strongly liberal.
Atlanta, Georgia is strongly liberal.
DeKalb County, Georgia is very liberal.
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.
Atlanta, 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 30317 (Atlanta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,286 contributions totaling $140,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $7,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)