Ethelsville, AL is a small town located in central Alabama. The town has been around for over 150 years and is known as the “heart of Tuscaloosa County”. Although Ethelsville isn't a large community, it still has an active political scene. Every four years local residents have the chance to elect representatives to serve on the city council and in other local offices. During election season, candidates come out to discuss their platforms and policies during public forums and debates. The current mayor of Ethelsville is Jim Smith, who was elected for his second term in 2018 after running on a platform of economic improvement and increasing access to education opportunities for all citizens. Residents often cite Mayor Smith as being an honest and hardworking leader who is committed to making Ethelsville a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Ethelsville, AL is moderately conservative.
Pickens County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Pickens County, AL 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 41.6%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ethelsville, AL is moderately conservative.
Pickens County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ethelsville, 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 Ethelsville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $65 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)