Alabama
State services
To address the continuing threat of terrorism and to work with the federal Department of Homeland Security (created in 2002 following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001), homeland security in Alabama in 2003 operated under the authority of executive order; the adjutant general was designated as the state homeland security advisor.
Alabama's Ethics Commission administers the state's ethics law, makes financial disclosure records available to the public, and receives monthly reports from lobbyists. Educational services are administered primarily by the Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The Alabama Public Library Service supports and promotes the development of public libraries. The Department of Aeronautics, Highway Department, and Public Service Commission (PSC) administer transportation services; the PSC supervises, regulates, and controls all transportation companies doing business in the state. Drivers' licenses are issued by the Department of Public Safety.
Health and welfare services are offered primarily through the Department of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, the Commission on Aging, Department of Youth Services, and Department of Pensions and Security. Planning for the state's future health-care needs is carried out by the Health Planning and Development Agency.
Public protection services are administered by the Military Department, Board of Corrections, Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, and Department of Public Safety, among other agencies. Numerous government bodies offer resource protection services: the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Management, Alabama Forestry
Alabama Presidential Vote by Political Parties, 1948–2000
| YEAR | ELECTORAL VOTE | ALABAMA WINNER | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | STATES' RIGHTS DEMOCRAT | PROHIBITION | PROGRESSIVE |
| *Won US presidential election. | |||||||
| 1948 | 11 | Thurmond (SRD) | — | 40,930 | 171,443 | 1,026 | 1,522 |
| 1952 | 11 | Stevenson (D) | 275,075 | 149,231 | — | 1,814 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | Stevenson (D) | 279,542 | 195,694 | UNPLEDGED 20,323 | — | — |
| 1960 | 11 | *Kennedy (D) | 318,303 | 236,110 | NAT'L STATES' RIGHTS 4,367 | — | — |
| 1964 | 10 | Goldwater (R) | — | 479,085 | UNPLEDGED DEMOCRAT 210,782 | — | — |
| 1968 | 10 | Wallace AI) | 195,918 | 146,591 | AMERICAN IND. 687,664 | AM. IND. DEMOCRAT 3,814 | 10,518 |
| 1972 | 9 | *Nixon (R) | 256,923 | 728,701 | AMERICAN 11,928 | 8,559 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | *Carter (D) | 659,170 | 504,070 | AMERICAN IND. 9,198 | 6,669 | COMMUNIST 1,954 |
| 1980 | 9 | *Reagan (R) | 636,730 | 654,192 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 9 | *Reagan (R) | 551,899 | 872,849 | LIBERTARIAN 9,504 | — | — |
| 1988 | 9 | *Bush (R) | 549,506 | 815,576 | 8,460 | 3,311 | |
| 1992 | 9 | Bush (R) | 690,080 | 804,283 | 5,737 | 2,161 | IND.(PEROT) 183,109 |
| 1996 | 9 | Dole (R) | 662,165 | 769,044 | 5,290 | — | 92,149 |
| 2000 | 9 | *Bush, G. W. (R) | 692,611 | 941,173 | 5,893 | IND. (BUCHANAN) 6,351 | IND.(NADER) 18,323 |
Commission, Oil and Gas Board, Surface Mining Reclamation Commission, and Alabama State Soil and Water Conservation Committee.