The small town of Florala, AL is located in Covington County and has a population of roughly 2,000 people. Although it is a small town, the local politics of Florala are just as important as any other. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who work together to make decisions for the community's benefit. The governing body is responsible for creating laws that will lead to the betterment of the town. Various issues such as infrastructure development, education reform, safety concerns, and taxation are discussed and debated by the governing body on a regular basis. Every two years an election takes place where candidates compete for the positions in local government. Candidates must be familiar with the needs of their community and be able to present solutions that will improve quality of life in the town. Through this process, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard in local politics and that their interests are represented.
The political climate in Florala, AL is moderately conservative.
Covington County, AL is very conservative. In Covington County, AL 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.6%.
Covington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florala, AL is moderately conservative.
Covington County, Alabama 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.
Florala, 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 Florala, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)