Covington County, Alabama is a rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community and pride. The county is made up of several small towns, each with its own unique characteristics and culture. In regards to politics, Covington County is largely conservative with Republican leanings. Although there are few local candidates that run for office in the area, they tend to be closely aligned with the current national Republican Party platform. The citizens of Covington County are actively engaged in local politics and regularly participate in discussions about issues affecting the area. With its strong sense of values and commitment to upstanding moral principles, Covington County is an integral part of Alabama's political landscape.
The political climate in Covington County, AL is very conservative.
In Covington County, AL 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.6%.
Covington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Covington 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.
Covington, 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 Covington County, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $30,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $62,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)