Smoke Rise is a small town located in Alabama and has been an important part of the state’s political landscape for many years. Over the years, citizens have come together to discuss local issues and elect candidates to represent them in the state government. Currently, Smoke Rise is represented by State Senator William Brown and State Representative Larry Duran. Both of these elected officials are dedicated to making sure that Smoke Rise remains a vibrant community with ample opportunities for all residents. They regularly attend events in town such as farmers markets, community fairs, and parades while also keeping an open dialogue with the citizens of Smoke Rise. In addition to their efforts, local grassroots organizations work diligently to ensure that the voices of constituents are being heard and represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Smoke Rise, AL is very conservative.
Blount County, AL is very conservative. In Blount County, AL 9.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.6% to 9.6%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smoke Rise, AL is very conservative.
Blount County, Alabama is very conservative.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Smoke Rise, 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 Smoke Rise, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $15,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)