The politics in 35744 Dutton, AL are largely influenced by the state and national elections that take place in the area. The town is located within the district of DeKalb County, which currently has Republican representation from United States Congressman Robert Aderholt. At the state level, District 13 of the Alabama House of Representatives is represented by Republican Nathaniel Ledbetter and District 5 of the Alabama Senate is represented by Republican Larry Stutts. Special state-wide elections also occur regularly, giving citizens a chance to vote on important measures that influence their lives and their community. Dutton citizens actively participate in these elections through voting and engaging with various campaigns. Local political candidates are not mentioned as this information changes from year to year based on who is running for office.
The political climate in Zip 35744 (Dutton, AL) is very conservative.
Jackson County, AL is very conservative. In Jackson County, AL 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35744 (Dutton, AL) is very conservative.
Dutton, Alabama is very conservative.
Jackson County, Alabama is very conservative.
Scottsboro 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.
Dutton, Alabama: d 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 35744 (Dutton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)