Elmore County is a part of the state of Alabama and is governed by local political representatives. The county holds elections to determine which candidates will represent Elmore's residents in office. These politicians are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire county, including issues related to education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. On election day, citizens of Elmore have the opportunity to make their voices heard through their voting decisions. With a vibrant local political landscape, Elmore provides a wide range of choices for its citizens when selecting representatives. Candidates from all political backgrounds are encouraged to run for office in order to ensure that everyone has an equal chance at having their voice heard. In addition to the candidates, Elmore also has political organizations such as civic groups and lobbyists who help shape the politics in the area. Together with its citizens, these groups work together on important issues that benefit all residents of Elmore County.
The political climate in Elmore County, AL is very conservative.
In Elmore County, AL 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 25.3%.
Elmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmore County, AL is very conservative.
Montgomery Metro Area is leaning 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.
Elmore, 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 Elmore County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 963 contributions totaling $31,928 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 924 contributions totaling $144,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)