The small town of 35441 Akron, AL is a rural community located in the heart of Hale County. This small town has a population of just over 500 people and is represented on the local political level by state representatives and Hale County commissioners. There is a great sense of community spirit amongst the residents, who often come together to discuss local issues and make decisions that affect their day to day lives. Residents are encouraged to get involved in politics and take part in voting for their preferred candidates during elections. The local election process is an important part of life in 35441 Akron, AL as it ensures that all members of the community have a voice when it comes to the decisions that shape their lives.
The political climate in Zip 35441 (Akron, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Hale County, AL is moderately liberal. In Hale County, AL 59.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hale county remained very strongly Democratic, 59.0% to 40.4%.
Hale county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35441 (Akron, AL) is somewhat liberal.
Akron, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Hale County, Alabama is moderately liberal.
Tuscaloosa 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.
Akron, 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 zip 35441 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)