The politics in 35045 Clanton, AL are largely driven by the needs of its population and the political candidates that have been put forward to represent them in local government. The City of Clanton is run by a mayor and five city council members who work together to ensure that the citizens are provided with the services they need. Every four years, residents of 35045 Clanton can vote for their local mayoral candidates and city council members to make sure their voice is heard on key issues affecting the community. In recent years, debates have focused on economic development and ways to address poverty levels in the area as well as how to best use public resources. Local elections are an important way for people in 35045 Clanton to stay informed about how their government works and have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that will impact them.
The political climate in Zip 35045 (Clanton, AL) is very conservative.
Chilton County, AL is very conservative. In Chilton 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, Chilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Chilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35045 (Clanton, AL) is very conservative.
Clanton, Alabama is very conservative.
Chilton 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.
Clanton, 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 35045 (Clanton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $21,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)