Macon, GA, located in 31216, is a vibrant city with a rich political history. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for the policies of Macon and govern its citizens. The current mayor of Macon is Robert Reichert who was first elected in 2007. The city council consists of seven members representing different districts within the city limits. There is also a diverse selection of local organizations, public figures, and initiatives that focus on addressing local needs such as education reform, poverty alleviation, and public safety. The city of Macon provides a forum for citizens to engage in civil discourse regarding changes they believe will benefit their community. Local events like town hall meetings are held throughout the year so that citizens can discuss issues that affect them directly. Residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard through these forums and shape the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 31216 (Macon, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Bibb County, GA is moderately liberal. In Bibb County, GA 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bibb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 37.5%.
Bibb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31216 (Macon, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Macon, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Bibb County, Georgia is moderately liberal.
Macon-Bibb County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Macon, 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 31216 (Macon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $21,434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)