Sheffield, Alabama is a small town with a population of approximately 9,000 people. It is a thriving community that values its strong traditions and family values. Residents of the town are proud to call it home and take great pride in taking part in the local political process. In Sheffield, citizens participate in city council meetings to voice their opinions on important issues facing the city. Local elections are held every two years for Mayor and City Council seats, allowing residents to have their say in who represents them at the city government level. Sheffield also holds other special elections such as those for tax referendums or bond issues which require voter approval or rejection. The Town of Sheffield takes pride in its transparent approach to politics with open communication between elected officials and local citizens, making sure everyone feels included in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Sheffield, AL is moderately conservative.
Colbert County, AL is very conservative. In Colbert County, AL 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.9%.
Colbert county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheffield, AL is moderately conservative.
Colbert County, Alabama is very conservative.
Florence-Muscle Shoals 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.
Sheffield, 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 Sheffield, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $20,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $61,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)