Vandiver, AL is a small town located in the North of the state. It is a rural community with a population of around 2,000 people. Although there are no local political candidates in Vandiver, many important decisions about the community are made at the county and state levels. The citizens of Vandiver have a strong sense of civic pride and take part in local elections to make sure their voices are heard. Many of the locals volunteer their time to work on campaigns for state-level politicians that support their values and advocate for improvements in the area. Community members also get involved by attending city council meetings or joining committees that focus on important issues such as economic development and education reform. Ultimately, residents of Vandiver strive to ensure that their town remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Vandiver, AL is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, AL is very conservative. In Shelby County, AL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vandiver, AL is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Vandiver, 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 Vandiver, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $19,581 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $106,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $547 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)