Daphne, AL is a small town located in Baldwin County. It has a population of around 23,000 and is known for its quaint atmosphere and friendly community. The local political scene is largely dominated by the Republican party, with many city council members and other elected officials belonging to the party. There has been an increase in Democratic candidates in recent years, but the Republican party still holds sway over much of the local politics in Daphne. Local elections tend to be heavily contested, as both party factions strive to get their candidates elected. Despite some differences in opinion between parties, there is consensus among residents that Daphne should remain a safe and prosperous place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 36526 (Daphne, AL) is strongly conservative.
Baldwin County, AL is very conservative. In Baldwin County, AL 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baldwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.4%.
Baldwin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36526 (Daphne, AL) is strongly conservative.
Daphne, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Baldwin County, Alabama is very conservative.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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.
Daphne, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 36526 (Daphne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $109,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 716 contributions totaling $254,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)