Satsuma, AL is a small rural town located in Mobile County. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the city. It is home to several locally elected officials who are committed to representing the best interests of their constituents. The city council consists of seven members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for developing and approving Satsuma's budget, approving zoning changes and enacting ordinances. Additionally, there are several other offices such as the mayor, police chief, county surveyor, county treasurer and various judicial positions that are filled through elections as well. The citizens of Satsuma can take pride in their local government and be assured that their voices are being heard when it comes to making decisions that will shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Satsuma, AL is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Mobile County, AL 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mobile county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.4%.
Mobile county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Satsuma, AL is somewhat conservative.
Mobile County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Mobile 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.
Satsuma, 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 Satsuma, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $29,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)