The small town of 35135 Riverside, AL is home to a vibrant political culture. While there is no specific population for the area, it is an important part of the local landscape. Residents are involved in local and state politics, often engaging with their elected officials and advocating for causes important to them. During election cycles there are a bevy of candidates from both major political parties vying for support from the community. The results of those elections determine who will represent the area in various levels of government and continue to shape the policies that affect the lives of those living in 35135 Riverside, AL.
The political climate in Zip 35135 (Riverside, 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 35135 (Riverside, AL) is very conservative.
Riverside, 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.
Riverside, 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 35135 (Riverside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)