Athens, Georgia (30601) is a vibrant college town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has an active local political scene, with residents engaged in a wide variety of issues and campaigns. Democracy at its finest can be seen throughout the city's popular gathering spots, from the lively music venues to the many political forums hosted by local organizations. The city is divided into five districts, each represented by an elected official at Athens-Clarke County Commission meetings. These commissioners work hard to make sure that all voices in their district are heard and taken into account when making important decisions that impact their constituents. Residents in Athens have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending meetings, voting for candidates, and voicing their opinions on various issues. This progressive approach to democracy provides citizens of this thriving city with an opportunity to shape their future and participate in history-making moments.
The political climate in Zip 30601 (Athens, GA) is very liberal.
Clarke County, GA is very liberal. In Clarke County, GA 70.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.1% to 28.1%.
Clarke county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30601 (Athens, GA) is very liberal.
Athens, Georgia is very liberal.
Clarke County, Georgia is very liberal.
Athens-Clarke County 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.
Athens, 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 30601 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 479 contributions totaling $49,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $37,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)