Coker, AL is a small town located in the state of Alabama. Politically, Coker follows the typical ideology found in much of Alabama; conservative values and an emphasis on individual rights. Residents of Coker are proud to be represented by their elected officials who strive to make decisions that are in the best interest of their constituents. The local lawmakers in Coker focus on creating legislation that will benefit everyone in the community, while listening to the voice of those they represent. Although Coker residents may not have direct influence on national or even state politics, they take pride in participating in local elections to ensure their views are heard and respected.
The political climate in Coker, AL is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Tuscaloosa County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscaloosa county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.9%.
Tuscaloosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coker, AL is moderately conservative.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is somewhat conservative.
Tuscaloosa Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Coker, 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 Coker, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)