Coats Bend, AL is a small rural town located in the foothills of northeast Alabama. Despite its small size, the citizens of Coats Bend take part in important political decisions and actively participate in local elections. Residents of Coats Bend proudly register to vote and use their voice to make sure their community is heard. Political candidates within the area often hold meet-and-greets within the community so they can personally get to know their constituents and address their concerns face-to-face. Local volunteer organizations help organize these events and encourage all eligible citizens to exercise their right to vote. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss and decide on proposals that will benefit the people living in Coats Bend, AL. With each election cycle, residents are eager to participate and support candidates who promise to bring positive change for their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Coats Bend, AL is very conservative.
Etowah County, AL is very conservative. In Etowah County, AL 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Etowah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.2%.
Etowah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coats Bend, AL is very conservative.
Etowah County, Alabama is very conservative.
Gadsden 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.
Coats Bend, 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 Coats Bend, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $70,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $47,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)