Decatur, Alabama is located in the Metro Area of North Alabama and is an important political hub for the region. Home to a variety of state and federal government offices, as well as two colleges, Decatur has a strong tradition of local politics and civic engagement. The city hosts both local elections for mayor and city council members held every four years, as well as annual elections for school board members. Voter participation in Decatur is usually very high with residents coming out to vote on issues like taxes and economic development. In addition, Decatur has hosted several debates featuring local candidates from various political parties giving citizens an opportunity to learn more about the issues at stake in their community. Decatur's elected officials are committed to improving the lives of all its citizens making it an attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Decatur Metro Area is very conservative.
In Decatur Metro Area 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Decatur metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.1%.
The Decatur metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur Metro Area 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.
Decatur, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Decatur Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,405 contributions totaling $126,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,426 contributions totaling $337,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)