Talladega County, Alabama is a vibrant and diverse community with a rich political landscape. As the county seat, Talladega experiences a great deal of political activism from both local and state-level party organizations. The area is home to multiple candidates seeking election to various positions at the local, state, and national levels. While local candidates often focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection; state-level candidates are more likely to address topics such as taxation, social services programs, and healthcare reform. Despite their differences in policy approaches and opinions on specific issues, all political candidates share common goals when it comes to ensuring that Talladega County remains a safe place for residents while providing quality resources that will help them pursue their dreams.
The political climate in Talladega County, AL is strongly conservative.
In Talladega County, AL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talladega county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.8%.
Talladega county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Talladega County, AL is strongly conservative.
Talladega-Sylacauga Metro Area is strongly 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.
Talladega, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Talladega County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $28,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 427 contributions totaling $88,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)