Ariton, AL is a small town located in the southeastern portion of Alabama. It is mainly a rural area and has a population of around 1,000 people. Politics in Ariton, AL are run by local government officials who are elected by the citizens of the town. The local government is responsible for providing services such as trash collection, public safety, road maintenance and other municipal services. Additionally, school board members and city council members are elected by residents to represent their best interests on various issues that affect the community. Local elections typically feature multiple candidates from both major parties running for positions in government. All residents have an opportunity to cast their vote and make their voice heard on important issues facing the town.
The political climate in Ariton, AL is strongly conservative.
Dale County, AL is very conservative. In Dale County, AL 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 26.2%.
Dale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ariton, AL is strongly conservative.
Dale County, Alabama is very conservative.
Ozark 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.
Ariton, 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 Ariton, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)