Hoover, AL 35242 is a city in the Northern region of Alabama. It has a strong sense of community and civic engagement which is reflected in the local politics. The City of Hoover is governed by an elected mayor and seven-member city council who are responsible for setting policies, enacting ordinances, and approving budgets for the municipality. This allows residents to have their voice heard in decisions that impact their daily lives. There are also several organizations available to get involved with such as the Hoover Chamber of Commerce, Hoover Historical Society, Hoover City Schools Board of Education, and numerous other local charities. By becoming involved politically, residents can ensure that the best interests of their community are taken into consideration when it comes to important matters.
The political climate in Zip 35242 (Hoover, AL) is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, AL is very conservative. In Shelby County, AL 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35242 (Hoover, AL) is strongly conservative.
Hoover, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Hoover, 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 35242 (Hoover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,257 contributions totaling $373,603 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,289 contributions totaling $1,121,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $490 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)