Marion, Alabama is a small town located in the southern region of the state. The area has a long history of being politically active with various parties and candidates vying for local representation. The town is represented by Municipal Government, with the Mayor and City Council members elected locally to serve terms of office. There have been many debates over the years regarding how best to serve the people of Marion, from issues such as economic development to public safety. Recently, there has been an increased focus on education and improving access to quality health care services in order to improve overall quality of life in the area. While there are no specific political candidates running for office currently, locals continue to work together in order to ensure that Marion’s citizens have their best interests represented at every level of government.
The political climate in Marion, AL is moderately liberal.
Perry County, AL is very liberal. In Perry County, AL 73.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.8% to 25.6%.
Perry county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, AL is moderately liberal.
Perry County, Alabama is very 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.
Marion, Alabama: D D 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 Marion, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $3,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)