Fairhope, Alabama is a small city located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay in Baldwin County. It has seen an influx of population over the years, making it an exciting place to live and work. The politics in Fairhope are quite varied but are largely focused around local issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. Voters in the area have elected representatives from both major parties, giving them a chance to voice their opinions on various issues affecting the city. As Fairhope continues to grow and become more diverse, citizens can be sure that they will have a voice when it comes to politics within their community.
The political climate in Fairhope, AL is strongly conservative.
Baldwin County, AL is very conservative. In Baldwin County, AL 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baldwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.4%.
Baldwin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairhope, AL is strongly conservative.
Baldwin County, Alabama is very conservative.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley Metro Area is very 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.
Fairhope, 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 Fairhope, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,370 contributions totaling $566,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,239 contributions totaling $978,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)