Cuba, AL is a small town in Sumter County with a population of approximately 350 people. The local government is headed by a mayor and five council members who are elected for four-year terms. The governing body meets regularly to discuss all matters pertaining to the town, including budgets, ordinances, and development plans. The local political candidates who run for these positions are typically well known in the community and have served in various capacities throughout the area. Cuba, AL has a long history of political involvement dating back to its founding in 1856 and remains an active participant in state and federal politics today. With the recent changes in Alabama's voting laws, there has been considerable focus on improving access to voting rights for all citizens in the state. This has also been reflected locally as candidates for the town council have advocated for increased voter registration and engagement among residents of Cuba.
The political climate in Cuba, AL is somewhat liberal.
Sumter County, AL is very liberal. In Sumter County, AL 73.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.9% to 25.4%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cuba, AL is somewhat liberal.
Sumter County, Alabama is very liberal.
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.
Cuba, Alabama: D D D D D D
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 Cuba, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)