Pine Ridge, AL is a small town located in the south of Alabama and is known for its strong sense of community. The local politics in Pine Ridge are focused on improving the quality of life for all residents, with initiatives such as better education, job opportunities and economic development. Local elected officials work hard to ensure that they are able to provide a safe environment where residents can grow and thrive. They prioritize working together with members of the community to create solutions that meet everyone’s needs. Some of the issues discussed by the local government often include finding ways to increase access to healthcare, making sure that everyone has access to clean water, and creating initiatives for youth employment. The town works together to ensure that everyone is given a voice in their local politics and that everyone has the opportunity to make their opinions heard.
The political climate in Pine Ridge, 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
Pine Ridge, 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.
Pine Ridge, 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 Pine Ridge, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $19,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $32,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)