Valley, AL is a small city located in the southeastern region of the United States. It has a rich history and culture, and its people are proud of their heritage. In recent years, Valley has seen an influx of new residents who have brought with them diverse political views and opinions. Locally, politics centers around issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and healthcare. Elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who has been in office since 2013; the current City Council includes five elected members from varying backgrounds. All matters related to governance within Valley are decided through open dialogue between residents and local officials that often occurs during town hall meetings or discussions among elected officials at City Council meetings. Residents value transparency in government decision-making and strive to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to municipal matters.
The political climate in Valley, AL is somewhat conservative.
Chambers County, AL is somewhat conservative. In Chambers County, AL 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chambers county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 41.6%.
Chambers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valley, AL is somewhat conservative.
Chambers 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.
Valley, 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 Valley, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $8,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $50,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)