Alabaster, AL is a vibrant small city located just south of Birmingham and part of the Shelby County region. The city is home to over 33,000 people and enjoys a diverse range of businesses, attractions and more. Politically, Alabaster is a mostly conservative area which leans heavily towards the Republican Party. The Mayor and City Council members are all Republicans who have held their positions for many years. There are no local political candidates in 35114 as there are no scheduled elections at this time; however several citizens have expressed interest in running for office in the future. The people of Alabaster are engaged with local politics and passionate about preserving their values while striving to continue the growth of their wonderful community.
The political climate in Zip 35114 (Alabaster, AL) is very conservative.
Shelby County, AL is very conservative. In Shelby County, AL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35114 (Alabaster, AL) is very conservative.
Alabaster, Alabama is very conservative.
Shelby County, Alabama is very conservative.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Alabaster, 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 35114 (Alabaster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $7,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)