Vernon, AL is a small city located in Lamar County. It has a population of approximately 2,600 people and is known for its strong sense of community and family values. Politics in Vernon are largely influenced by the local Democratic Party which dominates the municipal government. They have elected various candidates to serve in political posts in the city such as Mayor, City Council Members, and other key positions. Local elections often involve spirited debates between candidates regarding important issues that affect the greater Vernon area. The Democratic Party has also had success at the state level, consistently winning elections for state representatives from Lamar County. In addition to traditional politics, there are a variety of civic organizations and volunteer-led initiatives that are active in the Vernon area working to advocate for positive change and promote solutions to local issues.
The political climate in Zip 35592 (Vernon, AL) is very conservative.
Lamar County, AL is very conservative. In Lamar County, AL 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.8% to 13.6%.
Lamar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35592 (Vernon, AL) is very conservative.
Vernon, Alabama is very conservative.
Lamar 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.
Vernon, 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 35592 (Vernon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $11,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)