Porterdale, Georgia is a small city of around 1,856 people located in Newton County. It is a diverse community with a rich history and vibrant culture. The city has seen an influx of new businesses over the past few years, which has helped to stimulate economic growth in the area. Politically, Porterdale has traditionally been a conservative town, but in recent years there has been an increase in progressive ideals and policies. This has created an interesting mix of opinion that helps drive debates on local issues such as education reform and tax policy. Local candidates have different stances on these topics and other aspects of the community, but all strive to give voice to the citizens and represent their best interests. Through direct involvement from the citizens, Porterdale is able to ensure its democratic process allows for representation from both sides of the political aisle.
The political climate in Zip 30070 (Porterdale, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Newton County, GA is somewhat liberal. In Newton County, GA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 44.0%.
Newton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30070 (Porterdale, GA) is somewhat liberal.
Porterdale, Georgia is somewhat liberal.
Newton County, Georgia is somewhat 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.
Porterdale, Georgia: R R 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 30070 (Porterdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 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)