Columbiana, AL is a small town in Shelby County, known for its friendly atmosphere and charming community. The politics of Columbiana have long been rooted in tradition, with many citizens preferring to take a more conservative stance on issues. There are several local political organizations that are active in the area, such as the Columbiana Republican Club and the League of Women Voters of Shelby County. These groups provide resources and information to those interested in learning more about local political issues and participating in local elections. The city council members are elected every two years by popular vote from the residents of Columbiana. While there has been some debate recently over certain topics such as taxation and infrastructure improvements, the overall atmosphere remains positive and upbeat throughout the city.
The political climate in Columbiana, AL is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, AL is very conservative. In Shelby County, AL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbiana, AL is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Columbiana, 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 Columbiana, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $28,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)