Toccoa, Georgia is a small city located in Stephens County between Athens and Atlanta. It is known for its scenic location on the shores of Lake Tugalo and its historical roots. Politics in 30577 Toccoa, GA are heavily influenced by both local and state initiatives. The City Council is responsible for making decisions that shape the community, such as setting taxation policies, approving budgets, regulating land use, and providing services to citizens. Local elections occur every four years with candidates for mayor, five council members, clerk of court, magistrate judge, sheriff and tax commissioner all up for election. Recently a new mayor was elected who has promised to make Toccoa a safer place to live through increased support of local police departments and improved infrastructure. In addition to local elections, residents also have the opportunity to participate in statewide elections held every two years for federal offices such as Senators or Representatives in Congress. No matter what politics holds in store for 30577 Toccoa, GA residents can rest assured that their voice will be heard in government decisions that shape the future of their beloved community.
The political climate in Zip 30577 (Toccoa, GA) is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, GA is very conservative. In Stephens County, GA 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 20.1%.
Stephens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 30577 (Toccoa, GA) is strongly conservative.
Toccoa, Georgia is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, Georgia is very conservative.
Toccoa 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.
Toccoa, 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 30577 (Toccoa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $19,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $28,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)