Ohatchee, AL is a small town in Calhoun County with close to 2,500 residents. As such, the politics of the area are largely focused on local matters and issues important to the community. The local government is comprised of an elected mayor and five members of the city council. This body works together to ensure that all municipal services are provided for in a timely and efficient manner. In terms of state politics, Ohatchee is represented at the Alabama State House by Republican Congressman Mike Rogers. He has held office since 2002 and works hard to protect the interests of this small town and its residents. As for national politics, Ohatchee's citizens almost unanimously vote along conservative lines due to their devotion to traditional values and beliefs. All in all, it can be said that Othatchee’s politics are quite typical for a rural town in Alabama, with much attention being paid to local issues while occasionally looking beyond them when necessary.
The political climate in Zip 36271 (Ohatchee, AL) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, AL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, AL 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.8%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36271 (Ohatchee, AL) is very conservative.
Ohatchee, Alabama is very conservative.
Calhoun County, Alabama is very conservative.
Anniston-Oxford 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.
Ohatchee, 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 36271 (Ohatchee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $5,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)