In 30345 Atlanta, GA politics are always a hot topic of discussion. The area is represented by four representatives in the Georgia General Assembly: David Dreyer, Kim Schofield, Matthew Wilson and Tyrone Brooks. At the local level, important decisions are made by the City Council of Atlanta who work to represent the citizens in their respective districts. The issues that are discussed and voted on at the local level range from affordable housing to transportation improvements. It is ultimately up to the citizens of 30345 Atlanta, GA to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented.
The political climate in Zip 30345 (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 30345 (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 30345 (Atlanta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,166 contributions totaling $639,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $507,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $947 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)