Jefferson County in Alabama is a vibrant community with a rich political history. The county is home to many elected officials who are actively involved in the county's politics. At the local level, Jefferson County citizens elect members of the Board of Education, City Council Members, and various other local representatives. Each of these officials works together to ensure that residents have access to quality schools, services, and infrastructure. Through careful oversight and management, Jefferson County's elected leaders strive to maintain a healthy balance between economic growth and environmental protection while still providing effective government for its citizens. With deep roots in Southern culture and values, Jefferson County continues to be involved in shaping the future of Alabama's politics.
The political climate in 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
Jefferson County, AL 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.
Jefferson, 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 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 Jefferson County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,151 contributions totaling $4,645,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,585 contributions totaling $6,172,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $644 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)