Hoover, AL is a city in the Birmingham Metropolitan area that has a vibrant history of politics. The 2018 US census states that the population of Hoover is 84,848 and its mayor is Frank Brocato, who was elected in 2016. The City Council of Hoover consists of 7 members: Jack Wright, Brian Skelton, Gene Smith, Derrick Murphy, John Lyda, Casey Middlebrooks, and John Greene. Hoover’s residents have been very active when it comes to politics; they are not afraid to express their opinions on issues like education, healthcare reform, immigration reform and more. The city is committed to providing its citizens with efficient services and keeping them informed about all political decisions made by their representatives. There are also several organizations like the Hoover Citizen’s Forum which provides a platform for residents to get involved in local politics as well as stay informed on current issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Hoover, AL is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hoover, AL is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hoover, Alabama: r r d d d D
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 Hoover, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,606 contributions totaling $3,788,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15,208 contributions totaling $6,820,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)