Talladega, Alabama is a city located in Talladega County with a population of around 15,000 people. As one of the smaller cities in the state, Talladega has an engaged community that takes part in local politics. The City Council consists of five members who are elected for four year terms. Additionally, Talladega is represented by two members of the Alabama State Senate and one member of the House of Representatives. Each November during the general election, citizens can vote on both state and local representatives to ensure their voices are heard at all levels of government. Throughout the year there are plenty of opportunities for residents to participate in public forums and debates hosted by candidates running for office or seeking re-election. This gives citizens an opportunity to get involved with their local political system and have their opinions heard.
The political climate in Talladega, AL is somewhat conservative.
Talladega County, AL is strongly conservative. In Talladega County, AL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talladega county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.8%.
Talladega county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Talladega, AL is somewhat conservative.
Talladega County, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Talladega-Sylacauga Metro Area is strongly 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.
Talladega, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Talladega, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 437 contributions totaling $38,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $29,783 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)