The politics of 36854 Valley, AL are characterized by a strong sense of civic engagement. With an estimated population of around 8,000 people, the area is known for its tight-knit community and local political activism. Residents are incredibly passionate about their city and take part in many events to promote civic involvement and responsibility. This includes attending town meetings, participating in local debates on current issues, and advocating for the causes they believe in. Political candidates running for office in 36854 Valley must demonstrate their commitment to these values if they want a chance at winning an election. The citizens value honesty and transparency from their leaders, so candidates must be willing to speak openly about their views and ideas to win over the voters.
The political climate in Zip 36854 (Valley, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Chambers County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Chambers County, AL 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chambers county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 41.6%.
Chambers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36854 (Valley, AL) is somewhat conservative.
Valley, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Chambers County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Valley, 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 36854 (Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $6,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $12,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)