The politics in Smiths Station, AL are mostly focused on local issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. Local political candidates are often at the forefront of these topics, pushing for more funding or resources. As a result, the citizens of Smiths Station can expect to see a variety of candidates campaigning in the upcoming election cycle. In addition to discussing local issues and working to ensure their constituents’ needs are met, many candidates also strive to find common ground with people from different backgrounds and opinions. This approach helps foster an atmosphere of respect and understanding that is necessary for a thriving community. While population data is not available, it is clear that Smiths Station is an integral part of the greater Lee County area and its residents have a strong commitment to seeing their town flourish throughout 2020 and beyond.
The political climate in Smiths Station, AL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, AL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, AL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smiths Station, AL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Alabama is moderately conservative.
Auburn-Opelika 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.
Smiths Station, 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 Smiths Station, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $17,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $12,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)