Politics in 31605 Valdosta, GA are dynamic and ever-evolving. State and local politicians work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. The Georgia General Assembly is responsible for creating laws to govern the state, while local representatives focus on specific issues in the area. In recent years, the issue of economic development has been a major focus of local politicians, with efforts to attract businesses and create more jobs in the area. Additionally, initiatives such as improving public transportation systems have been discussed by city officials in an effort to make it easier for citizens to get around town. There is also a strong focus on increasing access to quality education and healthcare services for all residents of 31605 Valdosta.
The political climate in Zip 31605 (Valdosta, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, GA is somewhat conservative. In Lowndes County, GA 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.4%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 31605 (Valdosta, GA) is somewhat conservative.
Valdosta, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, Georgia is somewhat conservative.
Valdosta Metro Area is moderately 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.
Valdosta, 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 31605 (Valdosta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $11,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $45,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)