Cragford, AL is a small town in Alabama with a population of around 8,000 people. While there are no local political candidates from the area, it is still important for residents of Cragford to stay informed and involved in local politics. The City Council is made up of five council members that handle issues such as infrastructure improvements, zoning permits, and public safety. Residents are encouraged to attend City Council meetings to stay up-to-date on current issues and have their voices heard. Additionally, citizens can join civic organizations or volunteer their time with various causes throughout the city to make their opinions known on important matters. It is vital that all citizens of Cragford take part in the political process to ensure that their needs are being met and their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Zip 36255 (Cragford, AL) is very conservative.
Clay County, AL is very conservative. In Clay County, AL 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 18.3%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36255 (Cragford, AL) is very conservative.
Cragford, Alabama is very conservative.
Clay 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.
Cragford, 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 36255 (Cragford)
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 44 contributions totaling $101,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)