Opp, AL is a small city with a population of around 6,500 people. The local government is composed of a mayor and five city council members that are elected by the citizens of Opp to serve four-year terms. There is also representation on the board of education from each district in Opp, as well as representatives on a number of committees such as the Utilities Board, Planning Commission, and Public Works Committee. The city has several active political parties and candidates running for office each year that work hard to make sure their constituents are heard throughout the community. Every election cycle provides residents the opportunity to make their voices heard and vote for individuals who can best represent them in government. Residents in Opp take great pride in their city and work hard to ensure it remains a vibrant place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Opp, AL is moderately conservative.
Covington County, AL is very conservative. In Covington County, AL 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.6%.
Covington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Opp, AL is moderately conservative.
Covington 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.
Opp, 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 Opp, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $4,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $15,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)