Augusta, GA is located in Richmond County and has an estimated population of 197,872 people as of July 2018 according to the US Census Bureau. The city has a mayor-council government system with a mayor that is elected every 4 years. The current Mayor of Augusta is Hardie Davis. He was elected to office in December 2015 and was reelected in 2019 for another 4 year term. Additionally, there are 8 council members who are elected by voters from each district within the City limits for 4 year terms. All levels of local politics focus on providing quality services while also promoting economic growth and development within Augusta and its surrounding communities. Issues that are often discussed include public safety, infrastructure improvements, affordable housing options, community beautification projects, quality education initiatives, and employment opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 30912 (Augusta, GA) is very liberal.
Richmond County, GA is very liberal. In Richmond County, GA 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 30.8%.
Richmond county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30912 (Augusta, GA) is very liberal.
Augusta, Georgia is very liberal.
Richmond County, Georgia is very liberal.
Augusta-Richmond County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Augusta, 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 30912 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)