The politics in Lake View, AL are largely influenced by the community's values and beliefs. The city is represented by an elected mayor and five council members who work together to ensure the city's needs are met. City officials strive to uphold the values of integrity, transparency, inclusivity, and fairness. They take into account both individual opinions and the overall health of the community when making decisions about policy and budgeting. The city also takes an active role in supporting local business initiatives such as providing grants for small businesses and offering resources for entrepreneurs. Through these efforts, Lake View aims to create a strong and vibrant economy that benefits all citizens.
The political climate in Lake View, AL is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Tuscaloosa County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscaloosa county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.9%.
Tuscaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake View, AL is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area 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.
Lake View, 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 Lake View, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 605 contributions totaling $14,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $10,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)