Elkmont, AL is a small town located in Limestone County. It is home to approximately 1,500 people and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor of Elkmont is David Vanzant, who has served since 2018. The city council consists of five members, each elected to serve a four year term. Local political candidates for Elkmont typically come from the surrounding communities and are chosen based on their background and experience. Issues important to the citizens of Elkmont such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvement are often discussed during council meetings. Additionally, the city’s budget is reviewed regularly in order to ensure fiscal responsibility and community growth. With elections taking place every few years, it's important that citizens stay informed about local political candidates in order to make educated decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 35620 (Elkmont, AL) is very 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 35620 (Elkmont, AL) is very conservative.
Elkmont, Alabama is very 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.
Elkmont, 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 35620 (Elkmont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $15,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)