Athens, Alabama is located in Limestone County in the northeastern part of the state and is home to a vibrant and active political landscape. The city is served by an elected Mayor and seven-member City Council who are responsible for crafting and enacting laws and policies that serve the citizens of Athens. The city also has several local advocacy organizations that work to ensure fair representation for all residents, regardless of political affiliation. Locals take an active role in elections, with many becoming involved in campaigns or attending debates and forums to become educated on the issues facing their community. The county itself has seen an increase in voter registration over the last few years which shows a great level of engagement from the residents. It’s clear that Athens takes its politics seriously as it helps shape the future of the city and create a brighter future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 35611 (Athens, AL) is strongly conservative.
Limestone County, AL is very conservative. In Limestone County, AL 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Limestone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.8%.
Limestone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35611 (Athens, AL) is strongly conservative.
Athens, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Limestone County, Alabama is very conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Athens, 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 35611 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 285 contributions totaling $27,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $36,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)