Abbeville, Alabama is a small town in Henry County with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It has its own mayor and city council that work together to make decisions about the city’s future and take care of the local residents. The town prides itself on its sense of community spirit, with many opportunities for local residents to get involved in clubs, activities and volunteer programs. Politics in Abbeville are historically influenced by the Democratic Party, although recent elections have seen more candidates from both parties seeking office. Local voters have the opportunity to choose between candidates who represent their values and interests, with both parties striving to provide positive progress for the city and its citizens.
The political climate in Abbeville, AL is moderately conservative.
Henry County, AL is very conservative. In Henry County, AL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 28.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abbeville, AL is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Alabama is very conservative.
Dothan Metro Area is very 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.
Abbeville, 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 Abbeville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $171,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,647 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)