Cherokee, AL, located in Colbert County, is a small rural community of just over 600 people. Politically, Cherokee residents lean toward being conservative and the town typically votes Republican in elections. The local politics of Cherokee mostly revolve around issues such as education, economic development, job opportunities, healthcare access, and public safety. Recently there have been discussions of increasing infrastructure funding for roads and bridges as well as creating new parks and recreation centers. Local political candidates running for office in 35616 Cherokee include Dustin Anderson, who is running for Senate District 6; Billy Beasley who is running for House District 2; Steve Clouse who is running for Governor; and Jay Mitchell who is running for Attorney General. All four candidates are pledged to make a positive difference in their respective communities through strong leadership and sound policy making.
The political climate in Zip 35616 (Cherokee, AL) is very conservative.
Colbert County, AL is very conservative. In Colbert County, AL 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colbert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.9%.
Colbert county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35616 (Cherokee, AL) is very conservative.
Cherokee, Alabama is very conservative.
Colbert County, Alabama is very conservative.
Florence-Muscle Shoals Metro Area is very 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.
Cherokee, Alabama: d 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 35616 (Cherokee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)