Morris, AL is a small town located in the north central region of Alabama. The local politics in Morris generally revolve around the same issues that small towns usually face: city infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. Local elected officials are focused on creating an environment that encourages new businesses to move to the area, while at the same time keeping taxes low for residents. They also work hard to ensure that public safety stays a top priority for the town, as well as making sure that city infrastructure continues to be maintained and improved upon. The community works together to create a positive environment in which all citizens can thrive and enjoy living in Morris.
The political climate in Morris, AL is leaning conservative.
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
Morris, AL is leaning conservative.
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.
Morris, 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 Morris, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 655 contributions totaling $32,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $33,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)