In the city of Calera, AL, politics have long been an important part of the community. Since the city's incorporation in 1887, there have been several elected officials who have served the citizens of Calera. These range from City Council members to a mayor who is responsible for leading and organizing the city's local government. In addition to these elected officials, there are also a number of organizations and groups that take part in local politics. This includes neighborhood associations, civic groups, and various other committees that help shape policy decisions for the benefit of Calera's residents. Each year, new candidates come forward to put their name in for elections at all levels of government. The outcome of these elections often has a direct impact on how resources are allocated and how laws are implemented within Calera's boundaries.
The political climate in Calera, 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
Calera, 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.
Calera, 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 Calera, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,873 contributions totaling $65,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 904 contributions totaling $187,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)