Collinsville, AL is a small town located in DeKalb County. It is home to a vibrant and active community that cares deeply about the politics of their local area. The town’s political landscape is comprised of two main governing bodies; the Collinsville City Council and DeKalb County Commission. The City Council meets monthly and its members are elected to represent the citizens of Collinsville on various issues, such as zoning, taxes and city services. The DeKalb County Commission is also elected by the citizens of Collinsville and serves as an extension of state government in the region. In addition to these governing bodies there are also many organizations committed to advocating for social justice and economic advancement in the region, such as the Greater Collinsville Community Coalition and the Collinsville Neighborhood Alliance. Local candidates include those running for office on both local and county levels.
The political climate in Collinsville, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Collinsville, AL is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Alabama 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.
Collinsville, 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 Collinsville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $12,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $6,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)