Altoona, AL is located in Blount County and has an approximate population of 1,800. Politically, the city is represented by Stephanie Hill, who serves as Mayor, and a five-member City Council. Hill was elected in 2020 and is a part of the Republican Party. The City Council consists of members who are each elected to a four-year term. The local political scene in Altoona mainly focuses on improving economic development within the city limits and creating more opportunities for its citizens. Recent initiatives have included increasing funding for public infrastructure projects such as sidewalk improvements and new street lighting; these projects are meant to enhance the quality of life within the community. Additionally, various initiatives have been undertaken to promote economic growth by incentivizing businesses that create jobs and provide services to locals. These measures have been successful in helping alleviate poverty levels in Altoona while creating employment opportunities for residents.
The political climate in Zip 35952 (Altoona, AL) is very conservative.
Etowah County, AL is very conservative. In Etowah County, AL 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35952 (Altoona, AL) is very conservative.
Altoona, Alabama is very conservative.
Etowah County, Alabama is very conservative.
Gadsden 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.
Altoona, 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 35952 (Altoona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)