Jacksonville, AL is a small city located in Calhoun County. It has a rich history and a vibrant culture that shapes the politics of the area. The local government is comprised of a mayor, five city council members and several support staff. All of these positions are elected by the citizens of Jacksonville to ensure that their interests are represented at the local level. Elections for these positions tend to be competitive and energized due to its small size as candidates often go door-to-door campaigning for the support of their constituents. The local government works hard to ensure that Jacksonville residents have access to quality services and resources such as clean water, safe streets, and strong economic development. In addition, community members often come together to discuss key issues facing their city and work together on initiatives that will improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Jacksonville, AL is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, AL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AL 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville, AL is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, Alabama is very conservative.
Anniston-Oxford Metro Area is very 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.
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $44,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $84,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)