Sumiton, AL is a small town in Walker County with a population of around 2,500 people. The politics of the town are mainly focused on the local government and its decisions that affect the citizens. The mayor is elected from a slate of candidates by the community in municipal elections every four years. Other offices that are elected include the city council members, board of education members, and various other local officials. Local political candidates focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and other topics relevant to Sumiton’s residents. This past election cycle saw several contested races for both city council and board of education seats. Residents have been very involved in campaigning for their desired candidates and engaging with their current representatives to ensure their voices are heard in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 35148 (Sumiton, AL) is very conservative.
Walker County, AL is very conservative. In Walker County, AL 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35148 (Sumiton, AL) is very conservative.
Sumiton, Alabama is very conservative.
Walker 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.
Sumiton, 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 35148 (Sumiton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $6,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)