Vinegar Bend, AL is located in Washington County and is a small rural town with a population of just over 500 people. It is a tight-knit community that is known for its friendly residents and laid-back atmosphere. Local politics in Vinegar Bend are focused on providing the best quality of life to its citizens by improving public services, roads, schools, and other infrastructure. The local government also works closely with individuals and businesses to attract industry to the region and create job opportunities. At the same time, they prioritize preserving the town's unique character and ensuring that it remains accessible to all residents regardless of income or background. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations active in Vinegar Bend that help foster a strong sense of community spirit while advocating for positive change.
The political climate in Vinegar Bend, AL is strongly conservative.
Washington County, AL is very conservative. In Washington County, AL 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 25.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vinegar Bend, AL is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Alabama 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.
Vinegar Bend, 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 Vinegar Bend, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $4,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)