Blount County, Alabama is situated in the Appalachian region of the state and encompasses nearly 700 square miles. This rural community has a long history of political activism, with many residents taking part in local elections to represent their interests in government. Local political candidates often come from within the area, offering a variety of views on key issues that affect Blount County such as economic development, education, and public safety. The county is also home to several organizations dedicated to engaging citizens in the voting process and promoting civic engagement. In addition to advocating for issues important to the local population, these groups are also active in encouraging increased participation in elections so as to ensure that all voices are heard and represented.
The political climate in Blount County, AL is very conservative.
In Blount County, AL 9.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.6% to 9.6%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blount 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.
Blount, 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 Blount County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $9,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 568 contributions totaling $50,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)