The Mobile, AL Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse region with a strong local political presence. The area consists of numerous towns, cities, and rural communities that are served by elected officials from the city council to the state legislature. Voters in the region have a variety of candidates to choose from when selecting representatives for their local governments. These candidates represent different political philosophies, ideologies, and platforms that range from progressive to conservative. There is also an active civic engagement within the community, with many opportunities for citizens to get involved in their local government through town hall meetings, volunteering for campaigns or initiatives, and attending public hearings or events related to local issues. The Mobile metro area has become an increasingly important part of our nation's political landscape as it continues to grow and shape our nation's future.
The political climate in Mobile Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Mobile Metro Area 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mobile metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.4%.
The Mobile metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mobile Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mobile, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mobile Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,843 contributions totaling $781,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,057 contributions totaling $1,204,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)