Hobson City, AL is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. Despite its size, it has an active political culture with local politicians who are engaged in their community and passionate about making a difference. A wide range of issues are discussed by local politicians, from economic development to education reform to public safety. Local elected officials strive to keep taxes low while providing essential services and creating jobs that benefit all citizens. Political campaigns often focus on connecting with local residents in order to listen to their concerns and address them directly. The town's leaders work hard to maintain a strong relationship between citizens and local government, ensuring that everyone feels heard and respected.
The political climate in Hobson City, AL is moderately 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
Hobson City, AL is moderately 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.
Hobson City, 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 Hobson City, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 286 contributions totaling $21,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $24,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)