Mobile County, Alabama is the most populous county in the state with a population of around 400,000 people. It is governed by an elected Commission made up of five members and a County Administrator. The Commission meets regularly to discuss and debate issues that affect Mobile County. The Commission also works with local political candidates who are running for office and have a direct effect on the county's policies and laws. Candidates must be committed to improving the quality of life in Mobile County, which includes creating jobs, investing in infrastructure and education, and safe communities. Ultimately, it is up to residents to choose their representatives at the local level, so they can make sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Mobile County, AL is somewhat conservative.
In Mobile County, AL 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mobile county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.4%.
Mobile county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mobile County, AL is somewhat conservative.
Mobile Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mobile, 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 Mobile County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,843 contributions totaling $781,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,057 contributions totaling $1,204,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)