Albany, GA is a city located in Dougherty County in the state of Georgia. Political activity in 31701 Albany is active and vibrant. The local government structure consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected every four years, along with other elected officials like the county sheriff and tax commissioner. The mayor and council members collect input from citizens on community issues that affect their daily lives, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and more. Recently, Albany has made efforts to encourage civic involvement through town hall meetings and volunteer opportunities with local organizations. Additionally, local nonprofits are making strides in advocating for social justice causes across the city. Overall, the politics of this region continue to be an integral part of life for residents in this area.
The political climate in Zip 31701 (Albany, GA) is very liberal.
Dougherty County, GA is very liberal. In Dougherty County, GA 69.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dougherty county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.6% to 29.6%.
Dougherty county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31701 (Albany, GA) is very liberal.
Albany, Georgia is very liberal.
Dougherty County, Georgia is very liberal.
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.
Albany, 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 31701 (Albany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $8,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $8,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)