Bankston, AL is a small town located in Fayette County. The town does not have any large political candidates, but the local government is run by a mayor and several city council members who are elected by the community. Issues that are high on the agenda for Bankston include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and education. The community prides itself on its close-knit atmosphere and has various events throughout the year where locals come together to celebrate their shared heritage. Residents in 35542 Bankston also take an active role in holding their elected officials accountable and ensuring their voices are heard through town meetings and other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 35542 (Bankston, AL) is very conservative.
Fayette County, AL is very conservative. In Fayette County, AL 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35542 (Bankston, AL) is very conservative.
Bankston, Alabama is very conservative.
Fayette County, Alabama is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Bankston, 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 35542 (Bankston)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)