The politics in 35171 Thorsby, AL revolve around the Chilton County Commission and the local government. The Commission is responsible for approving various county-wide policies, managing the budget, and ensuring that services are provided to citizens. They also decide on the election of local political candidates who serve as representatives for their community. The county commission elections take place every four years and residents of Thorsby can vote for candidates who will be in charge of creating ordinances, determining zoning laws, setting property tax rates, and providing necessary services to their communities. Additionally, local politicians also have to work with state and federal officials to keep Thorsby safe and prosperous. Residents of Thorsby strive to ensure that their elected officials represent them in the best way possible by holding them accountable through active participation in elections and advocating for laws that benefit their community.
The political climate in Zip 35171 (Thorsby, AL) is very conservative.
Chilton County, AL is very conservative. In Chilton County, AL 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Chilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35171 (Thorsby, AL) is very conservative.
Thorsby, Alabama is very conservative.
Chilton 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.
Thorsby, 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 35171 (Thorsby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)