Rock Creek, AL is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. While it may be small in population size, Rock Creek has a significant role to play in local politics. There are many local issues that affect the citizens of Rock Creek and their elected representatives must remain attentive to their needs and unique challenges. The town is represented by both state and federal representatives who work hard to ensure that the needs of Rock Creek are heard at all levels of government. In addition, there are countless opportunities for citizens to get involved with local politics through attending public meetings and participating in various events hosted by their elected officials. Through this active engagement with the political process, citizens can make sure their voices are heard and help shape the future of Rock Creek.
The political climate in Rock Creek, AL is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock Creek, AL is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
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.
Rock Creek, Alabama: r 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 Rock Creek, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $8,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $101,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)