The small town of 35131 Ragland, AL is home to a tight-knit community with strong traditional values. There are no major political candidates from the area, however local politicians often come to town to discuss important issues with the locals and seek their input on matters that affect the community. The citizens of 35131 Ragland take great pride in taking part in their local politics and making sure they are heard when it comes time to make decisions that will impact their lives. Everyone in the community is aware of the importance of staying informed and engaged in local politics, which keeps them up-to-date on current issues and helps them share their thoughts on the topic.
The political climate in Zip 35131 (Ragland, AL) is very conservative.
St. Clair County, AL is very conservative. In St. Clair County, AL 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.4%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35131 (Ragland, AL) is very conservative.
Ragland, Alabama is very conservative.
St. Clair 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.
Ragland, 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 35131 (Ragland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)