Scottsboro, Alabama is a small town located in the north of the state with a population of 14,770. It has long been known for its vibrant community and is home to many local businesses. The politics in Scottsboro are mainly dominated by the Republican party. Scottsboro has elected several notable Republicans to office including Mayor Brad Nelson and current City Councilman Robert White Jr., who was recently re-elected for his second term on the council. While local issues are often discussed, they rarely ever become partisan debates as most citizens can agree on basic principles without regard to political ideology. As one of Jackson County’s biggest cities, Scottsboro plays a large role in the regional government. The city is currently pushing for better funding for infrastructure projects such as road construction and sewer upgrades, as well as expanding parks and recreation centers to serve the growing population.
The political climate in Scottsboro, AL is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, AL is very conservative. In Jackson County, AL 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scottsboro, AL is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Alabama is very conservative.
Scottsboro Metro Area is very 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.
Scottsboro, Alabama: d 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 Scottsboro, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $13,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 387 contributions totaling $109,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)