The small town of Florala, AL (zipcode 36442) is located in the southeastern corner of the state and has a rich history that dates back to the late 19th century. The town is governed by an elected mayor and five-member city council, who work together to create laws and regulations for the citizens. Issues that are important to the citizens of Florala include education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. The local political candidates in Florala typically run on platforms that focus on these issues as well as protecting our natural environment. Since Florala is a primarily agricultural based economy, many local candidates also address issues such as water quality protections and conservation efforts. Each election cycle brings new faces to the ballot box as well as long time community members vying for reelection. No matter who is elected to office in Florala, they are dedicated to ensuring a bright future for all citizens of this great town.
The political climate in Zip 36442 (Florala, AL) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 36442 (Florala, AL) is strongly conservative.
Florala, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Covington County, Alabama 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.
Florala, 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 zip 36442 (Florala)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)