Arley, AL is a small rural community located in the northwest corner of Alabama. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly people. Despite its small size, Arley is an active player in local politics. There are several local government offices located in Arley, such as the Marshall County Commission and the Arley City Council. In addition, many of the residents actively participate in local elections and most take an interest in who their representatives are and how they vote on important issues. During election years, candidates from both major political parties often come to speak with the citizens of Arley about their platforms, giving them an opportunity to make their voices heard and have their impact on local politics.
The political climate in Arley, AL is very conservative.
Winston County, AL is very conservative. In Winston County, AL 8.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.3% to 8.6%.
Winston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arley, AL is very conservative.
Winston 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.
Arley, 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 Arley, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $3,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $7,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)