Linden, AL is a small town located in Marengo County, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Although it is a rural area, its citizens take an active interest in politics and are very informed about the current issues. Locally, there are a variety of political candidates representing both major parties who have a vested interest in serving their community. With strong civic involvement and access to the internet, residents can stay informed on important topics that affect their lives on both the state and national level. Whether it be through attending local debates or rallies, or utilizing online resources such as social media and news outlets, Linden's citizens are well equipped to make educated decisions when it comes to electing officials.
The political climate in Zip 36748 (Linden, AL) is leaning conservative.
Marengo County, AL is leaning liberal. In Marengo County, AL 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marengo county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 49.0%.
Marengo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36748 (Linden, AL) is leaning conservative.
Linden, Alabama is leaning conservative.
Marengo County, Alabama is leaning liberal.
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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.
Linden, Alabama: d r d d d d
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 36748 (Linden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)