The politics in Jackson, AL (zip code 36545) are an important part of the local community. With a population of nearly 8,000 people, Jackson is home to many diverse political views and opinions. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, which ensures that residents have a say in decision-making processes. Local politicians are active in the community and often host events to engage with citizens. These events can range from town halls where residents can voice their opinions directly to candidates’ forums that allow voters to see where each candidate stands on important issues. No matter what your political beliefs may be, there is always room for participation in Jackson's thriving political scene.
The political climate in Zip 36545 (Jackson, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Clarke County, AL 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 43.8%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36545 (Jackson, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Jackson, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, Alabama is somewhat 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.
Jackson, 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 36545 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $3,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $6,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)