The politics in 31698 Valdosta, GA are largely influenced by the city's local government and representatives. The current city council members include Mayor John Gayle, Council President John Fretti, Vice-President Tonya Tillman, and council members Ben Andrews, Jamie Grady, Robert G. Loeffler Jr., and Ervin L. Johnson. They are responsible for making decisions on a wide range of issues affecting the city such as budgeting, public safety initiatives, infrastructure maintenance and development projects. Local elections are held every two years and residents of 31698 Valdosta have the opportunity to vote for or against candidates running for office. This is an important way for citizens to get involved in their community and be part of the political process. Overall, politics in 31698 Valdosta take into consideration both the interests of local citizens as well as those of businesses and other entities that may operate within its boundaries.
The political climate in Zip 31698 (Valdosta, GA) is leaning liberal.
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 31698 (Valdosta, GA) is leaning liberal.
Valdosta, Georgia is leaning liberal.
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 31698 (Valdosta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)