Northport, Alabama has a vibrant political atmosphere that sees a variety of views and ideas discussed. The local elections often draw large turnout from both sides of the aisle and passionate debates occur over the numerous issues that arise in the city. Northport is part of Tuscaloosa County, which is home to several members of the Alabama Legislature. Recently, there has been a great focus placed on local infrastructure and economic development as Northport looks to increase its presence on the state level. In addition to these efforts, many residents have also expressed interest in preserving Northport’s small-town character while simultaneously finding new ways to bring growth to the area. With so many different opinions on how best to move the city forward, it is no surprise that politics in Northport remain an ever-evolving topic of discussion.
The political climate in Northport, AL is leaning conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Tuscaloosa County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscaloosa county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.9%.
Tuscaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northport, AL is leaning conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Northport, 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 Northport, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,057 contributions totaling $1,080,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,532 contributions totaling $886,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)