Highland Lake, AL is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is located in northeastern Alabama and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and rural lifestyle. Despite its small size, the town has an active political climate. Local politicians have been known to work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Community members come together regularly to discuss local issues such as infrastructure, education, taxation, and public safety. Local elections often draw high voter turnout from citizens who want to make their voices heard on how their community should be run. Participation in politics is a great way for Highland Lake residents to help shape their future and contribute to making sure everyone in the area enjoys a better quality of life.
The political climate in Highland Lake, AL is very conservative.
Blount County, AL is very conservative. In Blount County, AL 9.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.6% to 9.6%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland Lake, AL is very conservative.
Blount 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.
Highland Lake, 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 Highland Lake, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $4,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $14,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)