Harvest, AL is a small town located in the southern region of Alabama. While the town is not large, it still has a vibrant political system. Local elections are held every four years to select a mayor, city council members, and other officials who oversee the daily operations of the town. Residents of Harvest take great pride in their community and participate actively in local politics. Candidates for office come from all walks of life and have different backgrounds and perspectives that bring unique insights to the local government. The citizens of Harvest understand that it is their civic duty to be engaged in politics to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are served. All residents of Harvest are encouraged to stay informed on local political issues and engage in meaningful dialogue about how best to improve their community, which contributes to making Harvest a vibrant place to live for its citizens.
The political climate in Harvest, AL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, AL is leaning conservative. In Madison County, AL 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.8%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harvest, AL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Alabama is leaning 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.
Harvest, 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 Harvest, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 978 contributions totaling $60,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $66,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)