Cottonwood, AL is a small town in the southeastern United States that is largely rural. There are no major political candidates from Cottonwood, as the community is too small for such a process. Instead, there are several local organizations that are active in providing civic services and advocating on behalf of their constituents. These include the Cottonwood Lions Club, the Cottonwood Historical Society, and the Cottonwood Civic Association. These organizations have been instrumental in lobbying for better roads and infrastructure in the area, protecting local natural resources, and encouraging citizens to be involved in their local government. Through these efforts, they have helped to ensure that Cottonwood remains an active part of its community and continues to make improvements for its citizens.
The political climate in Cottonwood, 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
Cottonwood, 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.
Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $9,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)