Sumter County, Alabama is a rural county located in the western part of the state. It is home to small towns and agricultural communities, and its population is estimated to be around 13,400. When it comes to politics in Sumter County, there are various local organizations that help promote political awareness and civic engagement. These groups work to educate citizens about candidates running for office, encourage voter registration, and keep citizens informed about important issues facing the county. Additionally, many of these organizations work with the local government on initiatives that help improve the quality of life for residents. Local politicians strive to make decisions that prioritize their constituents and take into account their needs when making decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Sumter County, AL is very liberal.
In Sumter County, AL 73.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.9% to 25.4%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumter County, AL is very liberal.
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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.
Sumter, 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 Sumter County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $4,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $16,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)