36317 Clopton, AL is a small town located in rural southeast Alabama. It is situated on the banks of the Pea River, and is known for its small-town charm and friendly people. Politically, it leans conservatively and favors traditional values. The main political issues discussed are those related to public safety, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and economic development. Local political candidates typically come from either the Republican or the Democratic parties and debate on these various topics. Elections are held locally every two years with all eligible citizens encouraged to vote. The town also participates in statewide elections where residents cast their ballots for both state-level officials and local candidates running for public office. Participation in local politics is seen as essential to upholding the community’s strong sense of civic responsibility. Clopton residents take pride in their community and work together to make it a better place to live for everyone regardless of their political affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 36317 (Clopton, AL) is strongly conservative.
Henry County, AL is very conservative. In Henry County, AL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 28.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36317 (Clopton, AL) is strongly conservative.
Clopton, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Alabama is very conservative.
Dothan 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.
Clopton, 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 36317 (Clopton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)