DeKalb County in Alabama is a politically active community with a variety of opinions. People in the county are passionate about their politics and take an active role in local elections. The county is mostly conservative but also has some liberal districts, so there is a range of political voices. Local political candidates frequently engage with the community by attending meetings, speaking at local events, and engaging with the public through social media and other channels. The county has several elected officials who are responsible for representing the people's best interests and making sure that all residents have access to quality services. These elected officials regularly work together to ensure that DeKalb County remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens to live and work.
The political climate in DeKalb County, AL is very conservative.
In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative.
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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.
DeKalb, 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 DeKalb County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 385 contributions totaling $57,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $80,773 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)