Politics in Sweet Water, AL are important to the local community and often set the tone for the rest of the county. The Mayor of Sweet Water is currently Alex Williams, who was elected in 2020 and has been a strong advocate for local business growth and development. The City Council is composed of five members who also work towards improving Sweet Water’s environment and economy. Sweet Water is also home to several locally-elected positions such as Sheriff, District Attorney, County Clerk, and more. These elected representatives strive to ensure that all citizens of Sweet Water have their voices heard when it comes to civic issues. In addition to these officials, Sweet Water residents can participate in local election processes by voting in mayoral and city council races every two years or special elections throughout the year.
The political climate in Sweet Water, AL is somewhat conservative.
Marengo County, AL is leaning liberal. In Marengo County, AL 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marengo county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 49.0%.
Marengo county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sweet Water, AL is somewhat conservative.
Marengo County, Alabama is leaning 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.
Sweet Water, Alabama: d r 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 Sweet Water, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)