Calvert, AL is a small town located in the county of Pickens, Alabama. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the lives of Calvert residents. The local government consists of a mayor and five-member town council, all elected by the town's citizens. Voters in Calvert also have the ability to vote for representatives from their area in both state and federal elections. Recent legislation has focused on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development. As such, political candidates in Calvert must demonstrate their commitment to these issues and be able to communicate clearly with constituents in order to win their support and votes.
The political climate in Zip 36513 (Calvert, AL) is very conservative.
Washington County, AL is very conservative. In Washington County, AL 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 25.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36513 (Calvert, AL) is very conservative.
Calvert, Alabama is very conservative.
Washington County, Alabama is very conservative.
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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.
Calvert, 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 36513 (Calvert)
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)