Rogersville, AL is a small rural town located in Lauderdale County. It has a thriving local community that is actively engaged in politics and civic life. There are several different local political organizations that focus on issues related to education, economic development, and public safety. The town is served by the Lauderdale County Commission which makes decisions on matters of local government, taxation and other issues affecting the area. Additionally, the Rogersville City Council works with the Mayor to make decisions about local ordinances and regulation within the city limits. In recent years, there have been numerous candidates running for mayor and city council positions in Rogersville’s elections. These candidates bring their own unique perspectives on what is best for the community and its citizens. With active participation from both residents and elected officials alike, Rogersville can look forward to continuing to improve its standing as a great place to live in Alabama.
The political climate in Rogersville, AL is strongly conservative.
Lauderdale County, AL is very conservative. In Lauderdale County, AL 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.9%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rogersville, AL is strongly conservative.
Lauderdale County, Alabama is very conservative.
Florence-Muscle Shoals 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.
Rogersville, 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 Rogersville, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $9,082 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $25,309 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)