Oak Grove, AL is a small town located in the heart of Alabama. While it does not have its own local political candidates, it does have an active and engaged political community. The town is home to many people who are passionate about their community and passionate about their beliefs when it comes to politics. Residents often gather at public meetings or rallies to discuss current issues and their perspectives on them. They also participate in local elections to voice their opinions on who should represent their interests in government. In addition, citizens of Oak Grove are often involved with statewide politics through activism, volunteering for campaigns, or supporting candidates they care about during elections. All these activities make Oak Grove politically active and engaged in the state of Alabama.
The political climate in Oak Grove, AL is moderately conservative.
Talladega County, AL is strongly conservative. In Talladega County, AL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talladega county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.8%.
Talladega county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, AL is moderately conservative.
Talladega County, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Talladega-Sylacauga Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $5,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $31,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)