Tallapoosa County, Alabama is situated in the east-central part of the state and is home to a thriving political scene. The county boasts numerous local offices, including representatives from both major political parties in Congress and the State Legislature. Additionally, many local municipalities within the county have their own municipal governments with elected officials who are responsible for addressing the needs of citizens at the local level. Voters have ample opportunity to become involved in local politics, with elections for mayors held every four years, as well as school boards and other county offices. Citizens of Tallapoosa County can get involved by attending public meetings or by registering to vote if they are not already registered. Through this engagement, voters can ensure that their voices are heard and that their representation accurately reflects their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Tallapoosa County, AL is very conservative.
In Tallapoosa County, AL 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tallapoosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.3% to 27.9%.
Tallapoosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tallapoosa County, AL is very conservative.
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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.
Tallapoosa, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Tallapoosa County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $30,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $64,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)