Reform, Alabama is a small town located in Pickens County. It has a long history of local politics that reflects the hardworking values and traditions of its citizens. Reform's current mayor, John Smith, was elected in 2016 and has worked to improve the quality of life for all the people of Reform. Under his leadership, there has been an emphasis on creating jobs and making sure businesses thrive locally. He has also spearheaded initiatives such as adding sidewalks throughout the town and beautifying public spaces with landscaping. Other prominent local politicians include Representatives Bradly Jones and Tom Williams who have both served in the state legislature. They work closely with area leaders to ensure their constituents' voices are heard and that their concerns are addressed within state and federal government policies. The city council also plays an important role in drawing up local laws that serve the citizens best. All of these political figures represent the interests of Reform, Alabama’s citizens, helping to create a better future for everyone who lives here.
The political climate in Reform, AL is somewhat conservative.
Pickens County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Pickens County, AL 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickens county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 41.6%.
Pickens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Reform, AL is somewhat conservative.
Pickens 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.
Reform, 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 Reform, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $1,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)