The politics of Eldridge, Alabama is largely based on what local residents and their representatives feel are the best solutions to the issues facing the town. Local government plays an important role in providing basic services like schools, roads, and health care. The town has two representatives in its state legislature who are responsible for advocating for the interests of Eldridge. Additionally, a mayor is elected at-large by all of the citizens of the town to serve as a leader in promoting economic development and maintaining services. In addition to these officials, there are numerous boards and commissions that serve to provide oversight on city-wide policymaking decisions. These groups are composed of citizen volunteers from various backgrounds, giving them unique perspectives on how to tackle issues facing the community. Through their work, they strive to make sure that Eldridge remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Eldridge, AL is very conservative.
Walker County, AL is very conservative. In Walker County, AL 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldridge, AL is very conservative.
Walker 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.
Eldridge, 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 Eldridge, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $3,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)