Anniston, Alabama is a vibrant and diverse city situated in the Northeastern part of the state on the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The city has a long history of political engagement and civic participation, making it an ideal place for citizens to get involved in local politics. Anniston is currently served by a five-member City Council which governs the day-to-day operations of the city government. Its members are elected by residents every four years and serve as representatives for their specific district. Additionally, Anniston residents have two Congressional Representatives in Washington D.C., who represent the entire state of Alabama in Congress. With its lively political scene and engaged voter base, Anniston remains an important contributor to both local and national politics.
The political climate in Anniston, AL is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, AL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AL 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anniston, AL is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, Alabama is very conservative.
Anniston-Oxford 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.
Anniston, 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 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 Anniston, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 757 contributions totaling $90,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $124,422 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)