Tuscaloosa, AL is a vibrant area full of activity and opportunity. Politically, the city is known for its strong Democratic leaning and progressive values. The current mayor of Tuscaloosa is Walt Maddox, who was elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009 and 2013. Other notable political figures from the area include State Senator Gerald Allen, former U.S Representative Robert Aderholt, and current State Representatives Chris England and Bill Poole. In recent years, Tuscaloosa has been the focus of many state political campaigns as it serves as an important battleground in statewide races. It will be interesting to see what happens next with the upcoming elections and how candidates help shape the future of this dynamic city.
The political climate in Zip 35406 (Tuscaloosa, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Tuscaloosa County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscaloosa county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.9%.
Tuscaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35406 (Tuscaloosa, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tuscaloosa, 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 35406 (Tuscaloosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 790 contributions totaling $221,491 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 690 contributions totaling $402,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)