York, AL is a small town located in Sumter County, Alabama. With a population of only about 675 people, it is clear that politics in this small town have an impact on its residents. Even though York is small, the local political scene still remains active and competitive. The local elections are important to the citizens of York and they take their votes seriously. Residents stay informed and vote for the candidates who they believe will best represent their interests and priorities. Candidates from both major political parties strive to earn the support of their constituents by focusing on issues ranging from economic development to education reform. All candidates are passionate about improving life in York for all its citizens. As such, these local elections generate a great deal of interest among the residents of York and Sumter County as a whole.
The political climate in York, AL is strongly liberal.
Sumter County, AL is very liberal. In Sumter County, AL 73.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.9% to 25.4%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York, AL is strongly liberal.
Sumter County, Alabama is very liberal.
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.
York, Alabama: D D 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 York, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)