Athens, AL is a small city in northern Alabama with a population of just over 21,000. Political candidates in Athens are usually members of the Democratic or Republican Party and represent their constituents at the local level. Local issues such as infrastructure, education and public safety are of great importance to the citizens of Athens. Every four years, Athenians have the opportunity to vote for local representatives who will work on their behalf and advocate for the needs of their community. Many candidates hold town hall meetings and organize events in order to engage with their constituents and gain voters' support in upcoming elections. The political scene in Athens is vibrant and active, with many citizens eager to participate in the decision-making process that affects their city.
The political climate in Athens, AL is moderately conservative.
Limestone County, AL is very conservative. In Limestone County, AL 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Limestone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.8%.
Limestone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athens, AL is moderately conservative.
Limestone County, Alabama is very conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Athens, 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 Athens, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,093 contributions totaling $93,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,002 contributions totaling $242,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)