The small town of Jacksons Gap, Alabama is located within Tallapoosa County and has an approximate population of 527 people. The town is known for its peaceful atmosphere and natural beauty, and while elections in the area are not overly contentious, there is still a visible political climate. Participants in local politics make sure that the voice of the community is heard when decisions are being made on their behalf. Residents have elected officers to represent them at the county level, including a mayor, council members, and other officials. These officials are responsible for upholding the laws of the town, as well as advocating for resources from the county government like grants and funding for infrastructure projects. They also work with local businesses to ensure they understand how they can be successful in Jacksons Gap. Residents take pride in their town’s growth and success as these officials serve them faithfully.
The political climate in Zip 36861 (Jacksons Gap, AL) is very conservative.
Tallapoosa County, AL is very conservative. In Tallapoosa County, AL 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tallapoosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.3% to 27.9%.
Tallapoosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36861 (Jacksons Gap, AL) is very conservative.
Jacksons Gap, Alabama is very conservative.
Tallapoosa 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.
Jacksons Gap, 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 36861 (Jacksons Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)