The small town of 36320 Cottonwood, AL is located in the southeastern region of the United States and is home to a diverse population. The community has historically been politically conservative, with residents consistently voting for Republican candidates at the local, state and national level. In recent years, the town has become more progressive, electing more moderate Republican and Democratic candidates in both local and national elections. The current mayor of 36320 Cottonwood is a former city councilman who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and economic development. He has served as mayor since 2019 and has been praised for his efforts to bring jobs to the local economy while maintaining a balanced budget. Other politicians in office include members of both major political parties who are working together to improve the quality of life for all citizens in the area.
The political climate in Zip 36320 (Cottonwood, AL) is very conservative.
Houston County, AL is very conservative. In Houston County, AL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.6% to 28.0%.
Houston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36320 (Cottonwood, AL) is very conservative.
Cottonwood, Alabama is very conservative.
Houston 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.
Cottonwood, 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 36320 (Cottonwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $9,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)