30818 Matthews, GA is a small town in Twiggs County that has a population of just under 2,000 people. The community has a tight-knit feel and the local politics reflect this. Residents take pride in their ability to work together to bring about positive change and improvement within their town. There are several local political candidates that have been running for office in the past few years, all of whom put forth great effort to ensure the best possible outcome for the people of 30818 Matthews, GA. These candidates strive to protect the residents' rights and ensure that they can live peacefully in their beloved hometown. Each candidate brings enthusiasm and passion to the table as they fight for what is right and fair for everyone involved. With such dedication from these candidates, it's no wonder that the residents of 30818 Matthews, GA are content with their local political climate.
The political climate in Zip 30818 (Matthews, GA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, GA is leaning liberal. In Jefferson County, GA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 46.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30818 (Matthews, GA) is leaning conservative.
Matthews, Georgia is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Georgia is leaning liberal.
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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.
Matthews, 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 30818 (Matthews)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $78 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $5,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)