The politics in 35550 Cordova, AL are centered around a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected in a general election and oversees the daily operations of the city. The city council consists of five members that are elected by the citizens who serve four year terms. They are responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and ensuring that the laws of the city are enforced. In addition to the mayor and council, there are other local offices such as clerk, treasurer, and assessor that help keep Cordova running smoothly. As with other small towns, citizens of 35550 Cordova actively participate in local politics by attending council meetings and voting in elections.
The political climate in Zip 35550 (Cordova, AL) is very conservative.
Walker County, AL is very conservative. In Walker County, AL 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.5%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35550 (Cordova, AL) is very conservative.
Cordova, Alabama is very conservative.
Walker County, Alabama is very conservative.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cordova, 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 35550 (Cordova)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $2,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)