Carlton, AL is a small town in Alabama known for its peaceful atmosphere and tight-knit sense of community. Despite its small size, the politics of Carlton are an important part of the town's culture and development. The local government consists of the mayor, a four-member city council, and various boards and commissions that handle different aspects of day-to-day life in Carlton. Townspeople come together to vote on important issues such as taxes, land use, and infrastructure development. Elections for local officials are held every two years with candidates campaigning on platforms that focus on the concerns of their constituents. Community members often work together to ensure that everyone in Carlton has a voice in decisions that affect them. Through their efforts, they strive to help keep the town safe and thriving for generations to come.
The political climate in Carlton, AL is leaning conservative.
Clarke County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Clarke County, AL 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 43.8%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlton, AL is leaning conservative.
Clarke County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Alabama is strongly conservative.
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.
Carlton, Alabama: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Carlton, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $3,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $6,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)