The politics in Linden, AL are based on the values and beliefs of the local community. Linden is a small town with a population of 2,590 as of 2019. It is located in Marengo County, Alabama and is the county seat. The city government consists of a mayor and five council members, who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens in Linden. Election to office takes place every four years. In addition to deciding local issues such as education and infrastructure, Linden’s political leaders also work to make sure that their constituents’ rights are upheld. They are committed to making decisions that benefit all citizens in Linden while keeping taxes low and promoting economic development. Local residents have an active voice in their government through attending council meetings regularly and participating in public forums so they can express their opinions about what should be done for the betterment of their town.
The political climate in Linden, AL is leaning conservative.
Marengo County, AL is leaning liberal. In Marengo County, AL 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marengo county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 49.0%.
Marengo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linden, AL is leaning conservative.
Marengo County, Alabama is leaning liberal.
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.
Linden, Alabama: d r d d d d
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 Linden, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)