West Jefferson, AL is a small town located in the southeast region of the United States. Its political landscape is mainly influenced by major national and statewide politics, with some local representatives from smaller parties also playing an active role. The mayor of West Jefferson is currently Larry J. Smith, who has held office since 2010 and was reelected in 2014. He is supported by the Democratic Party and his current administration focuses on economic growth and public safety initiatives. The city council is also made up of members from both major parties, ensuring that all voices are heard when it comes to important issues such as budgeting, public works projects, and land use regulations. Additionally, West Jefferson voters can influence their government by voting in national elections for their representatives at the local level, as well as state-level races for senators and congressmen or women. The city strives to stay abreast of current political trends while still maintaining a commitment to its citizens’ rights to participate in decision-making processes concerning their own futures.
The political climate in West Jefferson, 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
West Jefferson, 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.
West Jefferson, 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 West Jefferson, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $3,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)