The politics in 36518 Chatom, AL are heavily influenced by the state of Alabama as a whole. As with many places in Alabama, the majority of voters identify as conservative and tend to vote Republican in local and national elections. Local voting trends have been largely consistent for many years, with most people in the area choosing to support candidates who adhere to traditional values. In recent years, there have been some changes in political ideology among younger generations which has seen an increase in support for progressive candidates and policies. Despite this shift, conservative values remain deeply entrenched within the community. The influence of local religious organizations and institutions also plays an important role in the politics of 36518 Chatom, AL as they often provide guidance on how citizens should vote.
The political climate in Zip 36518 (Chatom, AL) is very conservative.
Washington County, AL is very conservative. In Washington County, AL 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 25.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36518 (Chatom, AL) is very conservative.
Chatom, Alabama is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Chatom, 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 36518 (Chatom)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)