Russell County, AL is a small rural area located in the southeastern corner of the state. While the county does not have a large population, it has a strong history of political involvement. The current local government is made up of five commissioners, all elected by the citizens of Russell County. These commissioners work together to make decisions that benefit the county and its citizens. Additionally, Russell County residents have been active in state and national politics for many years. From electing representatives to voting on important laws and initiatives, Russell County plays an important role in Alabama's political landscape. As such, local political candidates must be aware of their constituents’ needs and truly represent them if they wish to be successful in this area.
The political climate in Russell County, AL is leaning liberal.
In Russell County, AL 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 46.2%.
Russell county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russell County, AL is leaning liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Russell, 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 Russell County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $18,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $37,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)