Shorter, AL is a small town located in the southern region of the United States with a population of about 1,700. It is governed by a mayor and five-member City Council. The mayor and City Council are responsible for administering all city functions including public safety, streets and public works, parks and recreation, economic development and planning. Local elections occur every four years and residents are encouraged to participate in the political process by voting for their local officials. The politics of Shorter are focused on supporting the health and wellbeing of its citizens as well as the economic growth of the community. City leaders strive to create an environment that promotes equality and collaboration among members of the community while also creating a safe place to live.
The political climate in Shorter, AL is moderately liberal.
Macon County, AL is very liberal. In Macon County, AL 81.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.5% to 17.7%.
Macon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shorter, AL is moderately liberal.
Macon County, Alabama is very liberal.
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.
Shorter, Alabama: D D D D D D
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 Shorter, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)