Decatur, AL is a small city located in Morgan County. Though it is relatively small, Decatur has an active and growing political scene. It is served by several local elected officials including the mayor, police chief, fire chief, council members, and other county officials. The city also offers citizens opportunities to get involved in politics through various organizations like the Decatur City Council and local committees. The political atmosphere of Decatur is focused on working together to improve life for all citizens and uphold the values of democracy that shape our nation. Through collaboration between its elected representatives and the people they serve, Decatur seeks to create a more prosperous future for all who call this place home.
The political climate in Decatur, AL is moderately conservative.
Morgan County, AL is very conservative. In Morgan County, AL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 24.6%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur, AL is moderately conservative.
Morgan County, Alabama is very conservative.
Huntsville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Decatur, 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 Decatur, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,385 contributions totaling $211,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,603 contributions totaling $501,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)