Vincent, AL is a small town located in Shelby County. Politics in Vincent are of great importance to the citizens of the town as it serves as the basis for making important decisions that affect the lives of all residents here. Local elections are held every two years to elect leaders who will help shape the future of Vincent and its people. There have been several local political campaigns over the years, with candidates representing different ideologies vying for votes from constituents. These campaigns are usually focused on issues that impact daily life such as taxes, education, infrastructure, and public safety. Through these elections, Vincent's citizens are able to make their voices heard by selecting leaders who will best represent their interests and needs.
The political climate in Vincent, 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
Vincent, 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.
Vincent, 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 Vincent, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $13,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)