Tarrant, AL is a small town located in central Alabama, near Birmingham. The town has a long history of civic participation and involvement in politics, with local citizens playing an important role in shaping the city’s future. Despite its size, Tarrant has seen its fair share of political activity over the years, with elections for city council and school board positions taking place regularly. In recent years, local candidates have campaigned on topics such as economic development and responsible budgeting. These topics are of particular importance to the people of Tarrant, who depend on their elected officials to make decisions that will provide them with better opportunities for job growth and financial stability. As such, citizens of Tarrant are encouraged to take part in the political process by casting their vote and helping to shape their town's future.
The political climate in Tarrant, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tarrant, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
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.
Tarrant, Alabama: r r 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 Tarrant, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $9,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $85,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,892 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)