Avon, AL is a small city located in the south of Alabama. The local political scene is relatively quiet compared to larger cities in this state, but there are still important issues that are discussed and voted on by city officials. Avon residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections, where they can choose their representatives at the state level and even county-level positions. Locally, Avon has a City Council responsible for making decisions about matters such as zoning regulations, taxation policies, and other areas that affect the daily life of residents. It is important for Avon residents to stay informed about local politics so that they can vote for the candidates who will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Avon, AL is strongly conservative.
Houston County, AL is very conservative. In Houston County, AL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 28.0%.
Houston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avon, AL is strongly conservative.
Houston County, Alabama is very conservative.
Dothan 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.
Avon, 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 Avon, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $5,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)