Fort Payne, AL is the county seat of DeKalb County and has a population of 14,012 people. It is a small town with a diverse community made up of several different cultures and backgrounds. Politics in Fort Payne are conducted by the City Council, which consists of six elected members who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens. The council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the city, such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety initiatives. Additionally, local elections are held every four years to elect representatives to fill the seats on Fort Payne's City Council. These elections provide an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 35968 (Fort Payne, AL) is very conservative.
DeKalb County, AL is very conservative. In DeKalb County, AL 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35968 (Fort Payne, AL) is very conservative.
Fort Payne, Alabama is very conservative.
DeKalb 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.
Fort Payne, 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 35968 (Fort Payne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $8,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $6,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)