Russellville, AL 35653 is a small city located in the northwest corner of Alabama. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with an elected mayor and five city council members. Local politics revolve around issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, job creation, school funding and public safety. In recent years, Russellville has seen an influx of new businesses and residents which has led to increased interest in local politics. Candidates for office range from those with decades of experience in local government to newcomers running for their first term on the council. The election season is always a lively one in Russellville as citizens take an active role in determining the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 35653 (Russellville, AL) is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, AL is very conservative. In Franklin County, AL 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 16.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35653 (Russellville, AL) is strongly conservative.
Russellville, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
Russellville, 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 35653 (Russellville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $26,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $719 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)