Blue Springs, AL is a small town in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its friendly people and beautiful landscapes. The politics in Blue Springs are largely influenced by the values of its citizens, who are focused on preserving the unique character of the town while driving progress. Residents work together to ensure their voices are heard and listened to, as they strive to maintain a healthy balance between growth and preservation. Community members come together often to discuss local issues that affect them directly or indirectly, such as taxes and public safety initiatives. In general, they work together to ensure that Blue Springs remains a safe and vibrant place for all.
The political climate in Blue Springs, AL is moderately conservative.
Barbour County, AL is leaning conservative. In Barbour County, AL 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barbour county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.8%.
Barbour county voted Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections (2012 and 2000 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blue Springs, AL is moderately conservative.
Barbour County, Alabama is leaning 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.
Blue Springs, Alabama: d r r d 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 Blue Springs, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $11,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)