The small town of Thorsby, AL is known for its friendly atmosphere and relaxed lifestyle. Politically, the town is run by a mayor and five council members who are elected to serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor and council are responsible for setting annual budgets, approving zoning ordinances, and making decisions regarding public works projects. Local elections are held every four years to determine who will fill the positions. Thorsby residents take great pride in their local politics and come out in large numbers to vote for their favorite candidates on election day. Over the years, voters have been pleased with the policies adopted by their elected officials and have been appreciative of their commitment to making Thorsby a better place to live.
The political climate in Thorsby, AL is very conservative.
Chilton County, AL is very conservative. In Chilton County, AL 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Chilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorsby, AL is very conservative.
Chilton 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.
Thorsby, 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 Thorsby, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $4,308 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $23,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)