Florence, AL is a small town with a population of around 39,000 people. It is located in Lauderdale County and is governed by a mayor-council system. As of 2021, Steve Holt is the Mayor of Florence and the council members are Will Hill, Billy Battle, Joe Blackwood, Betty Blalock, Johnny Davis, Mike Daugherty and Kenneth Irons. The city of Florence has an active political atmosphere where citizens regularly meet to discuss issues that arise throughout the year. Citizens have access to their local representatives through town hall meetings and other forms of communication which allow them to voice their opinions and concerns about the direction their city is heading. There are also many opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics through attending public hearings or joining various committees. The town also hosts several events throughout the year such as parades and festivals which allow citizens to celebrate their culture and heritage while engaging in meaningful conversations about politics and current affairs.
The political climate in Zip 35634 (Florence, AL) is very conservative.
Lauderdale County, AL is very conservative. In Lauderdale County, AL 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.9%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 35634 (Florence, AL) is very conservative.
Florence, Alabama is very conservative.
Lauderdale 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.
Florence, 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 35634 (Florence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 663 contributions totaling $42,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $51,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)