Lowndes County, Alabama is a rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. Despite its small size, it plays an important role in local politics. The county is home to two voting districts which are represented by state representatives and senators who serve in the Alabama Legislature. These representatives and senators are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of people living in Lowndes County, such as passing laws about taxes, education, and more. Each election cycle, candidates from both major political parties compete to represent Lowndes County in state government and local elections are held to determine who will lead county boards and commissions. With access to great resources like offices of elected officials and community organizations helping citizens stay informed on issues, Lowndes County residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard when it comes to deciding how their community is run.
The political climate in Lowndes County, AL is very liberal.
In Lowndes County, AL 72.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.7% to 26.9%.
Lowndes county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lowndes County, AL is very liberal.
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.
Lowndes, 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 Lowndes County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $10,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)