Hillsboro, AL is a small town located in 35643 zip code. It is a tight-knit community that is heavily rooted in its local politics and is committed to upholding the values of its citizens. There are several political groups and organizations that are active within the city, with a number of candidates from both major parties running for office each election cycle. Each party has their own platform and ideals which they strive to uphold through their candidates and representatives. The people of Hillsboro take their local elections very seriously, as it directly affects the way they live their everyday lives. As such, many people spend time researching each candidate's views on key issues before making a decision on who to support in an election. In recent years, some candidates have even made it a priority to focus on issues that are most important to the residents of this zip code in order to gain votes from those living here.
The political climate in Zip 35643 (Hillsboro, AL) is very conservative.
Lawrence County, AL is very conservative. In Lawrence County, AL 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 22.2%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35643 (Hillsboro, AL) is very conservative.
Hillsboro, Alabama is very conservative.
Lawrence County, Alabama is very conservative.
Decatur 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.
Hillsboro, 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 35643 (Hillsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)