The city of Brilliant, AL is a small community located in Marion County. While the population is not well-known, it is estimated to be around 2,000 people. Politics in Brilliant are largely focused on local issues and initiatives that affect the city's residents. The town has a mayor and a city council who work together to make decisions about taxes, infrastructure, education, and other important matters. Local political candidates often run for office in order to advocate for change or bring about positive changes within the community. Elections typically draw large numbers of people from all over the county to vote for their preferred candidate. The town also regularly hosts forums where members of the public can ask questions and learn more about the candidates' platforms and positions on various issues.
The political climate in Brilliant, AL is strongly conservative.
Marion County, AL is very conservative. In Marion County, AL 10.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 10.6%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brilliant, AL is strongly conservative.
Marion County, Alabama 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.
Brilliant, 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 Brilliant, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $7,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $40,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)