Brent, Alabama is a small town located in Bibb County and is home to around 1,200 people. The city of Brent is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the chief executive officer. The mayor and five council members are elected officials who serve four year terms and oversee all city departments. In addition to the mayor and council members, Brent residents also elect a county commissioner who represents them on the Bibb County Commission. All elected officials are involved in making decisions that affect the citizens of Brent, such as setting property taxes, approving budgets, updating local ordinances, and addressing various municipal issues. Residents can stay informed about political issues by attending public meetings or visiting their local representatives' websites for more information. Through these efforts, citizens can work together with their elected officials to improve their community and ensure that Brent remains a place where everyone feels safe and welcome.
The political climate in Brent, AL is moderately conservative.
Bibb County, AL is very conservative. In Bibb County, AL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bibb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.7%.
Bibb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brent, AL is moderately conservative.
Bibb 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.
Brent, 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 Brent, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $5,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)