Dallas County, Alabama is a county located in the state of Alabama. It has a rich political history, having been the site of some of the earliest elections in the state. The county is divided into eight precincts that are represented by five members on the Dallas County Commission. This body is responsible for administering local government and making decisions on important issues such as zoning, budgeting, and public safety. Additionally, they appoint many of the county’s department heads including those in charge of law enforcement, road maintenance, and other vital services. In terms of representation at higher levels of government, Dallas County residents are within two Congressional Districts which send a Representative to Congress and have three State Representatives who serve in the Alabama House of Representatives. Furthermore, voters also get to choose Senators who will represent them in Washington D.C. At all levels of government, Dallas County citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard and shape policy that affects their lives.
The political climate in Dallas County, AL is very liberal.
In Dallas County, AL 68.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.5% to 30.9%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dallas County, AL is very liberal.
Selma Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Dallas, Alabama: D D D D D D
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 Dallas County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $15,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $52,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)