The politics in Dothan, AL (36303) are dominated by the Republican Party. In the recent mayoral election, Bill Powell was elected as mayor with 62% of the vote, running as a Republican. This demonstrates the strong Republican presence in the city of Dothan. Other local political positions are also held mainly by members of the Republican party, including city councilors and county commissioners. The mayor and city council focus on improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities, and developing parks and recreational areas for citizens to enjoy. Despite its reputation as a red state politically, Dothan actively works to ensure that people from all backgrounds can have their voices heard in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 36303 (Dothan, AL) is strongly 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 36303 (Dothan, AL) is strongly conservative.
Dothan, Alabama is strongly 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.
Dothan, 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 36303 (Dothan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $19,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $259,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)