The small city of 35480 Ralph, AL is located in Calhoun County and has long been a center of political discourse and debate. As with many cities in Alabama, the local politics in 35480 Ralph are often focused on issues such as economic development, education reform, infrastructure improvements, and crime prevention. Despite the town’s small size, local residents are passionate about their political beliefs and opinions and often hold strong views on matters of concern to them. There are currently no local political candidates running for office in Ralph; however, there are several prominent figures who have held positions of public service in the town over the years. These include former mayors, state representatives, county commissioners, school board members, and other community leaders who are committed to helping improve the quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 35480 (Ralph, AL) is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Tuscaloosa County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscaloosa county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.9%.
Tuscaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35480 (Ralph, AL) is moderately conservative.
Ralph, Alabama is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ralph, 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 35480 (Ralph)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)