Nectar, AL is a small town located in North Alabama with a population of just over 3,000 people. The city is run by a mayor and city council comprised of five members who are elected by the locals to make decisions about the direction of the town. Issues discussed at the city council meetings include public safety, infrastructure projects, zoning issues, and community-sponsored events. The local political scene in Nectar focuses on improving quality of life for residents while responsibly managing tax dollars. Candidates running for office often prioritize environmental protection and economic growth as two key areas they wish to focus on if elected. Residents take an active role in selecting their representatives each election season, ensuring that their voices are heard and that their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Nectar, 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
Nectar, 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.
Nectar, 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 Nectar, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $3,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $10,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)