The politics of the Montgomery, AL Metro Area are shaped by the many diverse communities that make up the area. The city of Montgomery is home to a variety of political organizations and elected officials, from local government to state representatives. With its strong focus on educating and engaging citizens in their own communities, Montgomery has created an atmosphere where people can come together and discuss political issues that affect them. Local residents have the opportunity to participate in numerous activities throughout the year, such as neighborhood forums and voter registration drives, which ensure that everyone’s voice is heard when it comes to policy decisions. Additionally, Montgomery provides a platform for local politicians through various media outlets and campaigns in order to make sure all citizens are informed about important elections and initiatives taking place in their community.
The political climate in Montgomery Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Montgomery Metro Area 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Montgomery metro area flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.8% to 47.9%.
The Montgomery metro area flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Montgomery, Alabama: R R r r r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Montgomery Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,267 contributions totaling $890,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,919 contributions totaling $3,635,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $739 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)