The Scottsboro, AL Metro Area is home to a diverse population with a variety of views on political issues. Despite this diversity, the area has historically voted for conservative candidates in local, state and national elections. In recent years, however, more progressive candidates have been competitive in local races. With the increasing number of progressive candidates appearing on ballots in the area, voters have had more choices when it comes to picking their representatives in office. From local school board members and city council members to state legislators and congressmen, voters can now choose from a variety of ideologies when casting their ballot. As such, Scottsboro's politics remain vibrant and ever-changing as citizens express their opinions at the ballot box.
The political climate in Scottsboro Metro Area is very conservative.
In Scottsboro Metro Area 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Scottsboro metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.7%.
The Scottsboro metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scottsboro Metro Area is very 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.
Scottsboro, Alabama: d 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 Scottsboro Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $16,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 388 contributions totaling $121,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)