Pennington, AL is a small town in south Alabama that prides itself on its strong sense of community. The politics in Pennington are generally conservative, as demonstrated by the fact that the last two mayoral elections were won by Republican candidates. There is a wide variety of opinions held in Pennington, however, and all parties are welcome to voice their opinion and participate in local debates. The town has been supportive of various initiatives and projects that benefit the citizens of Pennington, such as improving infrastructure and providing more job opportunities. While local political candidates are not listed here due to privacy concerns, residents can keep up with them through local media outlets to stay informed.
The political climate in Pennington, AL is somewhat conservative.
Choctaw County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Choctaw County, AL 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Choctaw county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.9%.
Choctaw county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pennington, AL is somewhat conservative.
Choctaw County, Alabama 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.
Pennington, Alabama: d 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 Pennington, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)