Jackson County, Alabama is a small rural county located in the northeast corner of the state. It has a population of just over 40,000 and is known for its rich agricultural heritage. Although it is not considered a major political center, the county has been home to some notable politicians over the years. Most recently, Congressman Robert Aderholt represented Jackson County from 1997 to 2021 and was an influential voice on many national issues. On the local level, Jackson County has seen representation from both Democrats and Republicans in recent years. There have been several mayors and city council members elected from both sides of the aisle throughout the years. Additionally, several members of the state legislature have come from Jackson County as well, including current State Representative Kyle South who has held office since 2014. With ongoing elections for local offices occurring on a regular basis, Jackson County remains an important part of Alabama politics today.
The political climate in Jackson County, AL is very conservative.
In Jackson County, AL 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson County, AL is very conservative.
Scottsboro Metro Area 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.
Jackson, Alabama: d 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 Jackson County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $16,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 388 contributions totaling $121,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)