Chilton County, Alabama is a rural county located in the heart of the state. Though it may not be home to a large population, it still has an active political landscape. Local elections are held every four years and all elected offices are held by members of the community. The current elected officials for Chilton County are involved in many different aspects of local government, such as transportation, education, and economic development. The people of Chilton have a vested interest in their politicians and actively participate in the election process. Each election cycle brings out passionate candidates who strive to make Chilton County a better place to live for its citizens.
The political climate in Chilton County, AL is very conservative.
In Chilton County, AL 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Chilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chilton County, AL 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.
Chilton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Chilton County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $6,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $41,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)