Jasper, Alabama is a vibrant city with a strong political presence. While voters in Jasper may not be able to directly influence national politics, they still have the power to shape their local community. In recent years, the city has elected a number of different candidates for mayor and other positions on the local council. These leaders bring their own unique perspectives and strengths to the governing body, allowing them to make important decisions that impact residents’ day-to-day lives. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and economic development are all considered by Jasper's politicians. Additionally, hearings are held regularly for citizens to voice their opinions on various matters concerning the town. Through these conversations between citizens and officials, an understanding of different perspectives is created and solutions can be reached that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Jasper, AL is strongly conservative.
Walker County, AL is very conservative. In Walker County, AL 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper, AL is strongly conservative.
Walker 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 452 contributions totaling $29,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 562 contributions totaling $128,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)