Ider, AL is a small town located in DeKalb County with a population of around 1,200 people. It is known for its tight-knit community and rural lifestyle. Despite its small size, Ider has an active political atmosphere. The town elects members of the local government, including the mayor, city council members, and other officials at the municipal level. In addition to voting for candidates from both major political parties in national and statewide elections, residents of Ider also take part in local elections to choose leaders that will best represent their interests in city matters. Local politicians must be able to understand and respond to the unique needs of the community, while also being responsive to changes on larger scales throughout Alabama. Residents of Ider take pride in having their voices heard by participating in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 35981 (Ider, 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 35981 (Ider, AL) is very conservative.
Ider, 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.
Ider, 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 35981 (Ider)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)