The politics in the 31794 zip code of Tifton, GA is varied, with both local and state-level candidates representing the area. At a local level, candidates vying for city council seats often come from within the community, and often represent interests that are specific to Tifton. For state-level congressional races, the local electorate in Tifton is represented by members of both major parties. Issues such as economic development, education reform, health care access and infrastructure improvement dominate election cycles in this area. With numerous candidates from all political backgrounds competing for elected office each cycle, residents of Tifton have an active say in how their city progresses.
The political climate in Zip 31794 (Tifton, GA) is moderately conservative.
Tift County, GA is very conservative. In Tift County, GA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Tift county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31794 (Tifton, GA) is moderately conservative.
Tifton, Georgia is moderately conservative.
Tift County, Georgia is very conservative.
Tifton Metro Area is very 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.
Tifton, Georgia: R R R R R R
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 31794 (Tifton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $5,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $55,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)