Lipscomb, Alabama is a small town located in Jefferson County. It is an area with a strong sense of community and a rich history. Despite its small size, the politics of Lipscomb are important to its residents. As such, many local political candidates have emerged in recent years in an effort to represent the interests of their constituency. These candidates vary in their platforms and past accomplishments, but they all share a common goal: to improve the quality of life for those living in Lipscomb and the surrounding areas. Though it may be easy to overlook the politics of this small town, it is essential that residents take an active part in supporting and electing officials who will fight for their best interests.
The political climate in Lipscomb, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lipscomb, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
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.
Lipscomb, Alabama: r r d d d D
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 Lipscomb, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 362 contributions totaling $25,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $13,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)