The city of Eclectic, AL is a small town with a population of around 600 people. The political system in Eclectic is fairly typical for a small town in Alabama. Local politics are focused on protecting the interests of the citizens and finding solutions to challenges that face the city. The mayor serves as the head of local government and other elected officials serve as council members or commissioners. Elections are held every two years and candidates must meet certain requirements to be eligible for office. The current mayor has been in office for over ten years and is very popular among residents, largely due to her focus on keeping taxes low and providing quality services to the community. In recent years, Eclectic has become more diverse and welcoming, creating even more opportunities for growth in this quaint little town.
The political climate in Eclectic, AL is very conservative.
Elmore County, AL is very conservative. In Elmore County, AL 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 25.3%.
Elmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eclectic, AL is very conservative.
Elmore County, Alabama is very conservative.
Montgomery Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Eclectic, 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 Eclectic, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $3,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $10,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)