Parrish, AL is a small town located in Walker County. It is a close-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of pride and civic engagement, often leading to spirited political debates. The local politics in Parrish are dominated by the Republican Party, with most of the city’s elected officials being Republican. Local elections see high voter turnouts, driven by residents’ desire to have their voices heard. The local political scene focuses mainly on issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure. Issues such as health care and environmental protection are also discussed but rarely become major points of contention in local politics. Citizens engage actively in their local government through attending council meetings and engaging in conversations with their representatives and those running for office. Parrish is an example of a community that works together to ensure their voices are heard and work together to make the town an even better place to live.
The political climate in Parrish, AL is strongly conservative.
Walker County, AL is very conservative. In Walker County, AL 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parrish, AL is strongly conservative.
Walker County, Alabama is very conservative.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Parrish, 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 Parrish, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $4,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)