Centre, AL is a small town located in Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama. As of 2020, the town has a population of approximately 3,500 people and is known for its historical downtown district and vibrant culture. Local politics are an important part of life in Centre, as the town works to maintain its unique identity while still keeping up with modern times. Every year there are local elections to fill various positions within the city government such as mayor, commissioners, and school board members. These candidates typically come from Centre’s own local residents, and their campaigns focus on issues that affect the community directly such as economic development and public safety. Additionally, state-level political candidates for congress or other offices often visit to campaign for votes from Centre's citizens. Overall, politics in Centre are very much a part of everyday life as it is an important factor in the decision-making process that affects the entire community.
The political climate in Centre, AL is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, AL is very conservative. In Cherokee County, AL 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 13.2%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Centre, AL is strongly conservative.
Cherokee 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.
Centre, 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 Centre, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $13,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $16,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)