Southside, AL is a small town located in Etowah County of Alabama. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is home to a diverse group of citizens. The town has several elected officials that represent the interests of its citizens on both the local and state levels. Southside has an active mayor and city council that work together to set policies for the city and take care of the needs of its citizens. They work hard to create a better quality of life for all within their community. Additionally, Southside's residents have representatives in the State Senate and House of Representatives who look out for their interests in Montgomery. These elected officials are responsible for making laws that benefit their constituents and providing funding to support necessary services such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and health care.
The political climate in Southside, AL is strongly conservative.
Etowah County, AL is very conservative. In Etowah County, AL 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southside, AL is strongly conservative.
Etowah County, Alabama is very conservative.
Anniston-Oxford 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.
Southside, 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 Southside, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $9,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $18,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)