Jackson, AL has a diverse political landscape that often reflects the changing times and attitudes of its residents. The city is served by three City Council members as well as a mayor, and local citizens are encouraged to get involved in the political process. Jackson holds annual elections for both local and state offices, allowing residents to have their voices heard and shape the future of their community. Each election season brings new ideas and debates on important issues such as education, public safety, economic growth, and infrastructure development. As Jackson continues to grow, so do its politics and citizens’ involvement in the democratic process.
The political climate in Jackson, AL is somewhat 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
Jackson, AL is somewhat 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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson, 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)