Sylacauga, AL is a vibrant city located in Talladega County known for its rich history and strong sense of community. Politically, Sylacauga is one of the most conservative cities in Alabama, with most of its citizens leaning towards Republican Party ideals. The city has a mayor-council form of government that serves the people of Sylacauga. Local elections are held every four years and are fiercely contested between candidates from both parties. While the Republican party typically dominates in these elections, the Democratic party does put forward compelling candidates who campaign hard for votes from their constituents. Despite their differences, both parties tend to agree on certain issues such as infrastructure improvements and economic development initiatives. This shared commitment to progress and prosperity makes it possible for Sylacauga to maintain its status as a thriving city well into the future.
The political climate in Sylacauga, AL is somewhat conservative.
Talladega County, AL is strongly conservative. In Talladega County, AL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talladega county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.8%.
Talladega county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sylacauga, AL is somewhat conservative.
Talladega County, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Talladega-Sylacauga Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sylacauga, 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 Sylacauga, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 422 contributions totaling $33,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 477 contributions totaling $89,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)