Roanoke, AL is a small town located in Randolph County, Alabama with a diverse population of around 4,100 people. Despite being a relatively small town, Roanoke has an active and engaged political community. Every two years residents come together to vote for the Mayor of Roanoke who works with the City Council to implement policies that make the town a great place to live. Additionally, members of the local community participate heavily in state and national elections by supporting their chosen candidates and voting for those who represent their values. By staying informed on current issues and taking part in important decisions Roanoke locals make sure that their voices are heard and represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Roanoke, AL is moderately conservative.
Randolph County, AL is very conservative. In Randolph County, AL 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.3%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roanoke, AL is moderately conservative.
Randolph 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.
Roanoke, 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 Roanoke, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $40 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)