35768 Scottsboro, AL is located in Jackson County and is home to a diverse range of people. The county operates under the code of Alabama which provides the framework for governance and political representation. In terms of local politics, city council members are elected to represent each district. Currently, the mayor is Melinda “Lindy” Toole and there are five other members on the council. Additionally, Jackson County has a legislative delegation that works alongside representatives from other counties to form state legislature. Overseeing all of this is the governor who appoints various boards and commissions that have influence over local decision-making processes. All in all, the citizens of 35768 Scottsboro, AL have many opportunities to get involved in local politics by voting for their preferred candidates or attending meetings to provide input on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 35768 (Scottsboro, AL) is strongly 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 35768 (Scottsboro, AL) is strongly conservative.
Scottsboro, Alabama is strongly 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 35768 (Scottsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $1,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $17,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)