Cottondale, AL is a small town located in the northwest part of Alabama, United States. It has a population of about 3,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere. Local politics in Cottondale are managed by a mayor-council form of government with the Mayor being elected by the citizens. The City Council consists of five members who are also elected by the citizens to serve four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, with half of the council up for election each time. Currently, Mayor David Greeson is in his second term as Mayor and is seeking re-election this November. Council members representing District 1 are Mary Ellen Jones, District 2 – Jeffery Taylor, District 3 – Tommy Browning, District 4 – Trudy Culpepper and District 5 – Randy Westmoreland. All these candidates have been actively participating in local campaigns and debates to gain public support for their candidacy. With such strong candidates running for office, it promises to be an exciting election season for Cottondale’s residents.
The political climate in Cottondale, AL is somewhat 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
Cottondale, AL is somewhat 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.
Cottondale, 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 Cottondale, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $2,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)