The politics in 35646 Leighton, AL affects the lives of its population in many ways. Although the town does not have any local political candidates, the residents may still be involved in politics on a state and national level. The town is part of Alabama’s 7th congressional district, which is currently represented by Congressman Terri Sewell. On a state level, Leighton falls under Alabama Senate District 10 and House District 30. Residents may actively participate in civic engagement activities by attending public meetings or joining local organizations to stay informed about state and federal issues that may affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 35646 (Leighton, AL) is very conservative.
Colbert County, AL is very conservative. In Colbert County, AL 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.9%.
Colbert county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35646 (Leighton, AL) is very conservative.
Leighton, Alabama is very conservative.
Colbert County, Alabama is very conservative.
Florence-Muscle Shoals 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.
Leighton, 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 35646 (Leighton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)