White Plains, AL is a small town located in the southern part of Alabama. Politics in White Plains are largely determined by local elections and the concerns of the citizens living in the area. Every two years, residents of White Plains vote for their local political candidates to represent them in government. These candidates bring forth important issues that impact the community, such as improving infrastructure and revitalizing downtown areas. The people of White Plains take an active role in choosing their representatives and hold them accountable for making decisions that benefit everyone. Through these local elections, it is clear that the citizens of White Plains play an integral role in both determining their future and holding elected officials responsible for upholding democratic values.
The political climate in White Plains, AL is very conservative.
Calhoun County, AL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AL 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White Plains, AL is very conservative.
Calhoun County, Alabama is very conservative.
Anniston-Oxford 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.
White Plains, 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 White Plains, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 474 contributions totaling $69,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $94,925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)