Proposed LaVista Hills and Tucker cities may lean Democratic
Voters in the proposed cites of LaVista Hills and Tucker leaned Democratic in last November's elections, supporting Jason Carter for governor and Michelle Nunn for Senate, according to figures provided by the state.
But these areas were more conservative than the rest of DeKalb County, where voters backed Democratic Party candidates by even wider margins. Statewide, voters elected two Republicans, Gov. Nathan Deal and Sen. David Perdue, with both receiving 53 percent of the vote.
The Georgia General Assembly passed legislation this month calling for a November referendum to determine whether LaVista Hills and Tucker should incorporate. The bills are pending with Deal for his signature or veto.
Besides voting records, the state Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office also provided demographic information based on U.S. Census data.
LaVista Hills, with about 67,500 residents, would be 57 percent white, 18 percent black, 16 percent Hispanic and 9 percent Asian.
Tucker, with about 33,300 residents would be 49 percent white, 34 percent black, 9 percent Hispanic and 6 percent Asian.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
