Scottsboro, AL is a small town located in Jackson County with a population of around 14,000. The town is overseen by a Mayor and five members of the City Council who are directly elected by the citizens every four years. The City Council is responsible for setting policy on matters such as taxation, economic development and public safety. Scottsboro also has two school boards: one from the public school district and one from the private schools. Both are responsible for setting curriculum standards, budgeting decisions, hiring staff and more. Scottsboro's politics have traditionally been conservative with Republican candidates winning most elections. However, in recent years there has been an emergence of progressive initiatives put forth by local leaders and residents which display an ever-changing political landscape throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 35769 (Scottsboro, AL) is very conservative.
Jackson County, AL is very conservative. In Jackson County, AL 15.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35769 (Scottsboro, AL) is very conservative.
Scottsboro, Alabama is very conservative.
Jackson County, Alabama is very conservative.
Scottsboro 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.
Scottsboro, 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 35769 (Scottsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $8,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $68,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)