Pelham, Alabama is a small suburb of Birmingham located in Shelby County. The city has a Mayor-Council form of government with an elected Mayor and five Council members. Pelham prides itself on its commitment to open communication between citizens and local government officials, making the city an attractive place to live for many in the area. The City Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on matters affecting the community such as zoning laws, development projects, municipal services, and more. All meetings are open to the public and provide an opportunity for citizens to weigh in on important issues. The City also works with state representatives to ensure that legislation passed by the State Legislature is beneficial for residents of Pelham. By actively engaging its citizens and embracing change, Pelham continues to remain a great place to live for all who call it home.
The political climate in Pelham, 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
Pelham, 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.
Pelham, 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 Pelham, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,880 contributions totaling $654,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,958 contributions totaling $1,567,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)