Cherokee, AL is a small rural town located in northeast Alabama. It is home to many diverse cultures and has a rich history of both political and social activism. Politically, Cherokee is predominantly conservative leaning with the majority of its citizens voting Republican in local and national elections. Though not heavily populated, the town still has an active political community with various candidates vying for office during elections. In recent years, the city has seen a number of notable figures emerge from its ranks, such as former Mayor Bill Smith and current Councilman Steve Kennedy. These two men have been instrumental in helping to shape the political landscape of Cherokee for over a decade now. Despite their differences in opinion on certain topics, both have worked together to ensure that the people of Cherokee have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Cherokee, AL is strongly conservative.
Colbert County, AL is very conservative. In Colbert County, AL 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.9%.
Colbert county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cherokee, AL is strongly conservative.
Colbert 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.
Cherokee, Alabama: d 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 Cherokee, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)