Opp, AL is a small city located in Covington County in the southeastern region of Alabama. It is part of the Dothan metropolitan area, and has a population of 5,812 according to the latest census. Opp has a strong sense of community pride with many local businesses and organizations that help to build a vibrant atmosphere. The politics in Opp are governed by the Mayor-Council form of government with an elected mayor and five council members who serve four year terms. Elections for these positions are held every four years, with the most recent election taking place in 2020. The city’s political landscape is largely conservative, with a high rate of voter turnout during elections. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements and public safety have been key issues at past elections. For more information on local politics visit City Hall or contact your local representatives for more information on their stances on current issues.
The political climate in Zip 36467 (Opp, AL) is strongly conservative.
Covington County, AL is very conservative. In Covington County, AL 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.6%.
Covington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 36467 (Opp, AL) is strongly conservative.
Opp, Alabama is strongly conservative.
Covington 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.
Opp, 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 36467 (Opp)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $4,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $15,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)