The politics in Fort Payne, AL are primarily focused on local issues. The city council, mayor, and other elected leaders make decisions about budgeting for services, such as public safety and infrastructure improvements. They also work to ensure that the city remains prosperous and livable for its residents. The local community is heavily engaged in the political process as well, with citizens participating in town halls and voting in elections. Additionally, many people take part in civic organizations that advocate for their interests or host events to bring together members of the community. Although Fort Payne does not have a major role in national politics, it has an important impact on the lives of its citizens and those of surrounding areas.
The political climate in Fort Payne, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Payne, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Alabama 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.
Fort Payne, 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 Fort Payne, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $27,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $41,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)